Discolored and/or Foul-Smelling Water

Download this in PDF form, here. What is discolored and/or foul-smelling water? Water may be discolored for a variety of reasons, including Algal Blooms. However, brown or reddish water indicates waste pollution – especially when accompanied by a foul, manure odor.  When liquid animal waste is discharged to a water body, it is called effluent….

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Algal Blooms

Download this in PDF form, here. What is an algal bloom? An algal bloom is a rapid increase in algae growth that can occur in freshwater and marine environments. Algal blooms can be green (see image above), blue, red, or brown and sometimes they are so bright that it looks like a layer of paint…

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Documenting Concerns

  CAFO Concerns Download this in PDF form, here. If you are living near a CAFO, you may experience a number of economic, environmental and public health concerns. In this section of the Toolkit, you will find documents explaining some of these concerns, how to document them and where to report them in order to…

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Greater St. Louis Area Gleaning Program

What is Gleaning  Gleaning involves a team of volunteers going to a farm to harvest or pick up already harvested unwanted food from the farmer for donation. Gleaned food is quickly distributed to food-insecure individuals and families in the region.  Gleaning is happening all across the country and as of June 2020, it is now…

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Greater St. Louis Area Gleaning Program

Ladder of Advocacy — Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Most animal production in the United States comes from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also referred to as factory farms. Confining hundreds to hundreds of thousands of animals together, often pumped with multiple antibiotics at every meal, poses a significant number of environmental and human health threats that are well documented, such as antibiotic resistance,…

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Ladder of Advocacy — Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations