Longtime Arkansas Livestock Farmers Go Vegan, Switch to Mushrooms | NowThis
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2020
- From meat to mushrooms: These animal farmers went vegan after 20 years of farming livestock.
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In US news and current events today, these farmers raised animals for slaughter for almost 20 years. The Barretts are making the transition from animal to mushroom farming with the help of The Rancher Advocacy Program. Here's why they went vegan and began farming mushrooms.
Up until last September, the farmers raised chickens and cattle. Now they're going vegan and converting poultry barns into growing mushrooms. Listen to this interview with Rodney and Jennifer Barrett about the future of farming, why animal protein business is a foolish move, and how they hope to inspire other farmers to make the switch.
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We are all learning greater compassion. It gives me hope.
This should really be a full length documentary, not just a 5 min video
nope
Vegan for life.
Yikes, this made me cry. What a powerful and wonderful move this couple has taken! Kudos to them.
Yashash Dave Since 2013.
didn't make me cry one bit lol they need to grow up
more like what a weak move they've taken!!
@@tylerw1976and you make a weak argument
So awesome - glad to see "meat" farmers can change...people are just brainwashed to believe you need to eat meat, that you cannot replace this source of protein - when in reality there are so many better sources, that it turns out, are 100% cruelty free (although I have heard that even grass screams when you cut it! haha) and 100% (figuratively speaking) healthier. Was nice that her main problem was that she was taking babies from their mamas, cuz it is soooo true. Animals are so smart and so very social. This needs to be mainstream, hope this social change towards treatment of animals is coming full-steam!!
I want to hear more about their journey. Please bring them back.
Bravo! I wish more Farmers thought like you!
you speak the truth my friends. Thank you
liar liar plants for hire!!!
Yes!!! Vegans FTW!! More and more people are waking up to the reality of animal agriculture. This video truly restored my hope in humanity and in particular the farming community.
more like vegans FTL!!!!
Stop bragging btw 💁♂!!! cause that's what you're doing
@@tylerw1976ah yes, the classic ad hominum attack
Awesome we need more farmers like this
nope, not at all, this is enough!!!
@@tylerw1976What’s your problem?
@@DanOnTheKeys nothing just like chicken thats all, hate mushrooms!!! and no this is enough farmers, we don't need anymore farmers like this, you can already buy enough mushrooms!!!
@@tylerw1976 Farming animals require way more resources than farming plants. Glad you’re recognizing that. The real reason to go vegan as a farmer is to stop exploiting, hurting, and killing animals for profit.
@@DanOnTheKeys I know, it requires more resources, and is bad for the environment, but another way you can do it is by raising the livestock on your own and growing your own food on a homestead, like the youtubers Justin Rhodes, Alex and Simeon formerly swedish homestead, Arms Family Homestead, Gold Shaw Farm or White house on the hill all do
Factory farming is evil and Tyson is head demon of that industry. But it also shows how this awful corporate environment that is allowed to control our lives - and those disgusting suckers get bonuses for ruining us.
However, I need a different option than mushrooms. I used to love them, but became allergic to them. About 5 years ago I stopped eating them at all because I would be violently sick after even a portabello burger. Bellas, buttons, straw, shitake. All made me sick within 4 hours.
They're not saying that mushrooms are the way forward for humanity. It's just what they're doing with their hen houses. There are plenty of non-mushroom vegan foods.
cmon there are many natural protein foods. lentils, soya, nuts, peas, chickpeas. etc etc.
Chicken is better than stupid mushrooms, PERIOD!!!!
You were consuming PROCESSED mushrooms which have many ingredients you can become allergic to. And you tried all 4 of those types to see if you became sick? That's odd.
She humbles every religion. She is a genuine human being I hope my kids follow.
I am vegan. I also come from cattle ranchers on my maternal side. I just sent a video like this to my aunt. I don’t care if I offend anyone because the truth needs to be known. Great work and what a blessing you two are to our planet. Thank you! ❤️God please continue to bless you and everyone here!!❤️🙏🏼
I come from a family of meat eaters myself, and I try to send the message to them, but to no avail... I hope they wake up. Thank you for your efforts and I hope your family does better and turns their ranches into places that help animals..
its not offensive at all, they're just dumb stupid chickens, lmao
This change that she describes is so important. I also disconnected from caring because it was too hard and made stupid excuses for why I murdered other beings. When I look back as my authentic true self… I just cry, just like she did watching them catch the chickens. So amazing to watch this. Thank you for being a part of the change! 🙌❤️🌱
you need to grow up
Bravo! How courageous. I wish you two the best. And financial success. Hearts over wallets.
Love this!!!! I stopped eating meat 3 months ago and I feel healthier. Even my mental and emotional health has improved. I wish I would’ve done this years ago, but I’m glad I made this change for the better. 🌈✊🏼🥥🍓🍊🍏🥦🍅🥬🥒🌽🥔🧅
This gives me hope in humanity. This is the humanity we, the animals, and our planet deserve.
I finally stopped eating animal products in 2019 at the age of 59 after years of prevarication and self-justification. I feel profoundly culpable for so much needless and barbaric suffering I helped to cause over my lifetime. It sounds like this lady is carrying a great trauma because she witnessed the brutality first-hand.
I wasn’t certain whether their initial motivation to switch from livestock farming was financial rather than compassion but either way they have clearly had a major epiphany.
I am starting to get my faith in humanity restored. Thank you for switching!
Truth! Brought me to tears, too! So glad you changed!!! Blessings for mushroom success.
Some of the products are next level impressive. Burger patties from organic barley base, herbs and spices.
Such genuine and kind, loving people. Thank you both
OMG my heart just exploded. This is so amazing they made the connection and are now on the path to not only healing all their animals and themselves, but the planet. Their karma will restore them and they will be so much more happy and free.
This is the way a lot of farmers are starting to go and I love seeing it. The future is now and the farmers and ranchers are starting to get it.
So glad to finally see this transition going forward more, I have seen so many videos of more and more farmers moving to a kinder, sustainable and cruelty free model of business. And it's making it easier and easier for us to find more sustainable choices in our food. I for one am so thankful that this is becoming more and more common. Thankfully this will save these people's souls in the end and provide them a much more fulfilling way of life and income.
The fact that she connected the suffering of her family, to the countless sufferings of animals that are mere livestock, is incredibly noble and heartbreaking. I hope she and her family heals
This is an important video. Hopefully it will touch many people.
Awhhh I can’t !!! This freaking touched my soul! I’m sooo sorry for the loss of your grandchild.
I will never understand how people would enjoy factory farming
This is what we need right now. More stories like this. I hope it's not too late for humanity to wake up.
A wonderful and moving story of these two wonderfully compassionate people. This really does give me hope that our future can be kind to animals!
Made me cry a little.
so lovely ❤️ if something feels wrong to do, then you shouldn't do it. plus animal agriculture is causing pollution, antibiotic resistance, diseases such as swine flu, bird flu etc and of course a huge amount of suffering. the less animals farmers breed, the better for all of us.
This gives me so much hope that things will change. The world can change. Humans can improve.
I wish more people understood this..... Thank you for not doing animal farming anymore 🙏🙏🙏
Great job making the connection, wishing you guys great health and prosper ❤
These are two beautiful human beings right there.
nope not at all
What a sweet couple
😄 I'm so happy you guys are showing the reality and how you changed! We need more people like this!! God Bless!!!!!!
The wife looks so heartbroken, full of guilt, and remorseful...
As a fellow vegan, I have a lot of respect for you for breaking out of such conditioning and striving to turn something bad into something good. Unfortunately, the animals killed in your farm will never get their lives back, but the important thing is that you are practicing redemption now and moving forward to do better things for the environment, the animals, etc. This is a rare awakening in the general population (veganism), much less for farmers.
I hope your mushroom farming prospers and you all experience complete happiness, abundance, and prosperity for yourselves and your families♡
Thank you again 🥰
Amazing story, so glad they made the connection but sorry for their daughter's loss. I hope this brings inspiration to farmers all over the world!
no bonus for the farmers? only for the CEOs... this is why I support socialistic societies... everyone deserves a fighting chance.
I'm glad for them.
Am vegan for years, thus is Incredible and gives such Hope !! Good for you ♡♡
Thank you so much for speaking up so honestly. It´s so important for others to see that there are ways out of it.
Powerful!
Touching. Hopefully this resonates with what is happening at our southern boarder!
Thank you for doing this. I wish every farmer was like this. Keep up the good job... it's never too late to change
This brought tears to my eyes. I wish all humans went vegan and would stop eating our animal friends whom we should be protecting and in awe of
I am dipping my toe into vegetarianism. If you can do it, so can I . Thank you for inspiring me.
Good work! I've never eaten meat, well my whole immediate family is vegetarian or vegan, as well as a bunch of nephews, nieces, aunties etc... From growing up veg, it's never even crossed my mind that we need meat. I've been vegan for about 7yrs too.. But it took me a while to give up milk products I was pretty addicted (never ate eggs tho).. It's a journey. U might fall off the wagon sometimes but just get back on and don't give up. I'm not deficient in anything. And never struggled with deficiencies either. And as far as I know none of my veg family members struggled with any either. Just wanted to share my experience and hopefully inspire u to realise its very possible. Just remember our digestive system is accustomed to what it's used to. So u may have some weird experiences or problems absorbing iron etc at first but none of that is permanent. It truly takes a while for ur gut to develop a whole new "eco system" of enzymes, gut bacteria, and digestive juices that are tailored to ur new diet. I think as long as ppl include fruit, veges, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, u really can't be deficient on a veg diet.
Bravo! ❤️🐮🐷🐥🐴🐑🐖🐂
I pray this goes viral🙏🏼 so powerful
You are the real Awaken Humans. All my love. You are wonderful !♥️💙
I hope their new business become successful
😢 You two are simply the BEST! What humanity and insight. Thank you for your personal, heartfelt story. You set the example for many other farmers who can see you can ‘thrive’ by diversifying and do not have animal cruelty on your conscience. Farm plants for people! We need you to improve individual health, national health, environmental and climate health, as well as animal welfare. It’s a no-lose proposition. Wow….and turning to growing mushrooms! What could be better now we appreciate what health powerhouses they are! Thsnk you again. You are truly an inspiration to farmers. Professor-E
more like they set the bad example, lol
Great to hear. They’re well educated people who learned more and adapted. Very inspiring.
They finally let the truth pierce the veil they have covered their eyes with, hardened their souls with. Love and truth found their way...
Not asking people to change their diet "cold turkey", but a Meatless Monday couldn't hurt
Not asking people to change their lifestyle "cold turkey", but not abusing dogs on Mondays couldn't hurt
I'm bawling. I'm so happy they changed. Please keep sharing. It's heartbreaking.
Glad you do the right thing. Thanks.
All lives matter. 🐔🐖🐄
It is never too late to change. I am so happy these farmers chose to be compassionate, you can't have peace inside you knowing you are harming animals. Becoming vegan is so easy, you just have to open your eyes and see what you ignored before.
you're amazing! I went vegan but I didn't earn my living by another's death. your transition is incredible and I thank you.
Comment for the algorithm. More people need to see this.
It's hard to watch something like this just imagining the poor animals that have already been lost. It breaks my heart to know that I am just a very small pebble in a great big pool. We all have to come together to make sure people have the right information. Good on these people to have "woken up" to a much kinder reality...
Thank you, god bless you beautiful souls. thank you for your wonderful work
God Bless you both to No End
This is so beautiful. You guys are awesome.Thank you so much.
God bless any farmer. Farming on this scale is to feed more families than your own. Hard work and the profit margins aren’t always there . Feeding America is awesome 👏
Thank you for your bravery. Well done.
they're not brave, they're more like chickens themselves lmao!!!! 😂😅
that's very nice to hear they did that. shows farmers can care for their animals. but don't know what it takes to change this way of life as a whole in the world. also synthetic grown meat is becoming an option some time in the future, if it's safe enough.
What a powerful and heartwarming story
Thank you so much for sharing your heart in this. Sorry for your loss - blessings on the new changes :)
I admire both of you. Perhaps you can grow produce in addition to mushrooms. I doubt that just mushrooms will bring in enough money. Perhaps just small scale organic farming?
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Thank you thank you for your kindness and awareness. God bless you.
I love this thank you so much for this I'm vegan to!
These are good people.
You both have 3 dimensional earth/animal wisdom in spades. I suspect you both will rock the mushroom business or any other niche market you endeavor to learn. Peace and blessings to your lifetime farming achievements.
I hope they lose the mushroom business, and it ends for them
Thank yous for Changing. Hope everyone does 😍💜🐄💜🐖💜🐎💜🐔💜😍
Nice
Wow what a story, so hard for farmers in so deep to see the truth sometimes, but we dont need to abuse animals go vegan switch to veganic farming!!
no, how about switching to homesteading, not veganic farming, better for the environment
Thank yo, thank you and thank you! You have showed me that humans can change. That intrinsically we want to do good even if we are doing terrible things.
hurray, glad they're in my home state :)
Alright goddamnit this is the last straw
I’m going vegetarian once and for all. I’m hoping to be vegan by the end of the year
Ava G amazing! Every vegetarian saves 25 animals a year by not taking part in their cruel slaughter. I went vegetarian at the age of 12 against my friends and family’s beliefs and have been ever since. I recommend watching as many documentaries as you can to educate and motivate yourself to stick to it :D
How are you doing?
Thank you so much!
💚💚💚🌱🌱🌱🌱
Keep up the fight vegans! Eventually people will change
That's the thing. It's not even profitable for farmers. The only ones who benefit are the Big Ag ceo.
Great news. It’s great that some farmers can do this!
So blessed by your courage. Praying blessings upon your future goals.
I would like to get permission to use this video anyone know how I do that?
I just sent this video to the local rancher. Maybe he will watch it.
~ 20 year vegan
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks very much for sharing!
ur story is so much more powerful because of your journey...
2:08 ya whiny Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grow up!!!!!!!!!!
You're an absolute inspiration! :-D I strongly urge you to speak to Earthling Ed, called the best vegan activist and most articulate, constructive arguer. :D He's here on UA-cam.
Great that some people are realizing the reality of primitive lifestyle despite being modern.
I am proud lacto vegetarian since generations from india (in india we dont kill bulls or slaughter aged cows and they are not owned by factories unlike west)
Now that was deep
Amazing 💚
2:08 idk why she's crying, SMH 😅🙄🤦♂, she needs to grow up!!!!!!!!!! or her saying i don't understand why this exists 🤨🧐😅, I can't help but laugh at what she said there
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Amazing stuff. 🌱💚🌱
I have peepee in my eyes right now … Great guys, those two!
I theorize people will be forced to become vegan in the future because of food shortages, we already have industries making imitated meat out of plants. And the weather doesnt seem to be getting any better🤔