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Use the Eat Well Guide to Find Local Food

60 billion animals are raised for the purpose of consumption each year, the majority in CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feed Operations).

Be certain your meals come from sources that keep the animals, consumers and farms healthy by choosing local, sustainable food. Not only is each purchase a vote for fresh, healthy food, it is a vote against factory farms.

Support independent farmers—and your own heath. Buy local. 

Noted and Quoted

“We believed we needed to cut our emissions in half, but today’s data means a lot more work needs to be done.” -- Ma Jun, director of Beijing's non-profit Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, in response to the government's release of a long-awaited pollution report

By the Numbers

TakePart's daily look at the stats that define the world's most pressing issues

FAIR TRADE
2 cents is the average amount conventional farmers receive from a $3 latte. more numbers

TEACHER QUALITY
43 
percent of parents have done their kids’ homework. more numbers

CLEAN WATER IN HAITI
45 percent of the Haitians lacked access to safe water before the quake. more numbers

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