A good kind of government pork

Local, sustainable hog farming is the current focus of N.C. Choices.

Whether it's concerns about animal welfare, the survival of small farms, environmental impact, food safety or the treatment of workers, industrial-strength food production raises a myriad of questions and concerns.

Much of the time, that kind of food production seems inevitable—dominated by big business, supported by lawmakers and inadequately monitored by regulators.

So it's refreshing to see a state government program aimed at counteracting all of that.

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Source: The Independent Weekly

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