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Real farming (1): "This family farm is a fantasy...!"

Few farms are really like the one in the story. One class found this scary site and used it to compare that farm with how most of our food is produced.

The Meatrix tells about the dangers of factory farming:
http://www.themeatrix.com/

The Meatrix I -Take the red pill and watch the critically-acclaimed, award-winning first episode of The Meatrix Trilogy.

See if you can follow this French version:
http://www.themeatrix.com/intl/france/dub/

Our heroes Moopheus, Leo, and Chickity return in The Meatrix II: Revolting to expose the dark side of the dairy industry, again in French:

http://www.themeatrix2.com/french/dub/

There are also transcripts and subtitles in French available on the website at:
http://www.themeatrix.com/intl/

Real farming (2): "Milking it"

What is farming like for the farmer? It can be a tough business.

The internet activity 'You're the Farmer' (from OXFAM) helps you compare the lives of two dairy farmers in Wales and Jamaica - two very different countries.

Find out how are they affected by international trade rules.
Who makes these rules, and what can we do to change them?

How much do you know about milk, dairy farmers and international trade? Try your luck with the Milking It quiz.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/milkingit/index.htm

The book to go with the CD-ROM

It's Saturday and Puppy wants to play.
He tries his farmyard friends but they all have something more important to do.
Will he have to play alone, or can he find a friend after all?

Also available as a hardback book

Buy the book: £6.99

Characterful finger puppets set for this story

Buy the set: only £14.90 + VAT