Sonia Faruqi

Project Animal Farm: an Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food (Library) Sonia Faruqi

Publisher Marketing: Born out of a global expedition fearlessly undertaken by a young woman and spilling over with colorful characters, "Project Animal Farm" provides a riveting and revealing look at what truly happens behind farm doors. Sonia Faruqi, a twenty-five-year-old Ivy League graduate and investment banker, had no idea that the night she arrived at the doorstep of an organic dairy farm would mark the beginning of a journey that would ultimately wind all the way around the world. Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty she would come to witness, Sonia made the most courageous decision of her life a commitment to change our current system of food production. Driven by impulsive will and a new passion, Sonia left everything she knew and loved behind to search the planet for solutions that would benefit not only farm animals, but also human health, the environment, farmers, and consumers. In doing so, she would live with farmers, hitchhike with strangers, and repeatedly risk her life. Heartfelt and brimming with rare insights, "Project Animal Farm" takes listeners through a top secret tour of egg warehouses in Canada, dairy feedlots in the United States, farm offices in Mexico, lush Mennonite pastures in Belize, flocks of chickens in Indonesia, and factory farms in Malaysia. Lively and filled with insight and suspense, "Project Animal Farm" illuminates a hidden world that plays a part in all of our lives." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2015 (EAN 9781605987989, Hardcover) Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 102 (EAN 9781605987989, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 13 (EAN 9781605987989, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Faruqi, Sonia Sonia Faruqi graduated from Dartmouth College with cum laude distinction and several honors and recognitions. She then worked at an investment bank on Wall Street, before changing her path to investigate animal farms around the world, toward the aim of improving animal lives and reforming our current system of food production. An unconventional author with an original approach, Sonia stands primed to become one of the most important voices in food today. She lives in Toronto.