Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Leah Garcés has convinced numerous factory farms to give up the business of killing animals and transition to plant-based agriculture. And shares the secrets to this remarkable work in this conversation.
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More on Leah’s #books:
“Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming”(new release on 9/17/2024):
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757628/transfarmation-by-leah-garces
“GRILLED: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry” (released on 9/3/2019): mercyforanimals.org/grilled
Follow Leah, @TheTransfarmationProject , and @mercyforanimals - links below.
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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-18:38 Intro, how Leah builds relationships with adversaries, meeting farmer Craig Watts & others in the industry, & communicating about the system
Chapter 2) 18:39-29:45 Meditation & self-care practices, Leah going on a silent meditation retreat, & finding perspective as an activist
Chapter 2) 29:46-36:00 Leah’s emotional journey as an activist & advice to other activists
Chapter 3) 36:01-51:52 Beginning The Transfarmation Project (link below) & farmers stuck in the system
Chapter 4) 51:53-1:01:56 Farmers finding The Transfarmation Project, communication with farmers, & activists’ self-judgment & judging other
Chapter 5) 1:01:57-1:14:26 Leah bearing witness to chickens on farms/warehouses, Leah meeting slaughterhouse workers, moral injuries of workers, & the public view of domesticated animals
Chapter 6) 1:14:27-1:18:24 Empathy for farmers trapped in the animal agriculture system
Chapter 7) 1:18:25-1:24:47 The Faaborg Family transfarmation from pig farming to mushroom farming in Iowa (NYT article link below), & Wayne’s last non-vegan meal
Chapter 8) 1:24:48-1:27:03 Final thoughts: Leah advice to activists, buy Leah’s book (links below), & follow The Transfarmation Project & Mercy for Animals (links below)
Chapter 9) 1:27:04-1:27:20 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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NYT article: “Life After Factory Farming: 'The Longer They're Out, the Happier They Are.’”
nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/factory-farming-transfarmation-project.html
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Follow Leah:
Website: leahgarces.com
Instagram: instagram.com/leahgarces
XTwitter: https://x.com/leah_garces
Facebook: facebook.com/leah.garces
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leahgarces
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Follow The Transfarmation Project:
Website: thetransfarmationproject.org
Links: https://linkin.bio/thetransfarmationproject/
Instagram: instagram.com/thetransfarmationproject
YouTube: youtube.com/@TheTransfarmationProject
XTwitter: https://x.com/transfarmations
Facebook: facebook.com/TheTransfarmationProject
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thetransfarmationproject
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Follow Mercy for Animals:
Website: MercyForAnimals.org
Facebook: facebook.com/mercyforanimals
Instagram: instagram.com/mercyforanimals
XTwitter: https://x.com/MercyForAnimals
TikTok: tiktok.com/@mercyforanimals_us
YouTube: youtube.com/@mercyforanimals
Threads: threads.net/@mercyforanimals
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mercy-for-animals
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Books Mentioned:
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk
“Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker
Leah Garcés has convinced numerous factory farms to give up the business of killing animals and transition to plant-based agriculture. And shares the secrets to this remarkable work in this conversation.
-
More on Leah’s #books:
“Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming”(new release on 9/17/2024):
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757628/transfarmation-by-leah-garces
“GRILLED: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry” (released on 9/3/2019): mercyforanimals.org/grilled
Follow Leah, @TheTransfarmationProject , and @mercyforanimals - links below.
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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-18:38 Intro, how Leah builds relationships with adversaries, meeting farmer Craig Watts & others in the industry, & communicating about the system
Chapter 2) 18:39-29:45 Meditation & self-care practices, Leah going on a silent meditation retreat, & finding perspective as an activist
Chapter 2) 29:46-36:00 Leah’s emotional journey as an activist & advice to other activists
Chapter 3) 36:01-51:52 Beginning The Transfarmation Project (link below) & farmers stuck in the system
Chapter 4) 51:53-1:01:56 Farmers finding The Transfarmation Project, communication with farmers, & activists’ self-judgment & judging other
Chapter 5) 1:01:57-1:14:26 Leah bearing witness to chickens on farms/warehouses, Leah meeting slaughterhouse workers, moral injuries of workers, & the public view of domesticated animals
Chapter 6) 1:14:27-1:18:24 Empathy for farmers trapped in the animal agriculture system
Chapter 7) 1:18:25-1:24:47 The Faaborg Family transfarmation from pig farming to mushroom farming in Iowa (NYT article link below), & Wayne’s last non-vegan meal
Chapter 8) 1:24:48-1:27:03 Final thoughts: Leah advice to activists, buy Leah’s book (links below), & follow The Transfarmation Project & Mercy for Animals (links below)
Chapter 9) 1:27:04-1:27:20 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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NYT article: “Life After Factory Farming: 'The Longer They're Out, the Happier They Are.’”
nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/factory-farming-transfarmation-project.html
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Follow Leah:
Website: leahgarces.com
Instagram: instagram.com/leahgarces
XTwitter: https://x.com/leah_garces
Facebook: facebook.com/leah.garces
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leahgarces
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Follow The Transfarmation Project:
Website: thetransfarmationproject.org
Links: https://linkin.bio/thetransfarmationproject/
Instagram: instagram.com/thetransfarmationproject
YouTube: youtube.com/@TheTransfarmationProject
XTwitter: https://x.com/transfarmations
Facebook: facebook.com/TheTransfarmationProject
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thetransfarmationproject
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Follow Mercy for Animals:
Website: MercyForAnimals.org
Facebook: facebook.com/mercyforanimals
Instagram: instagram.com/mercyforanimals
XTwitter: https://x.com/MercyForAnimals
TikTok: tiktok.com/@mercyforanimals_us
YouTube: youtube.com/@mercyforanimals
Threads: threads.net/@mercyforanimals
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mercy-for-animals
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Books Mentioned:
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk
“Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker
