FRIDAY 4/17: Jim Mason on ‘Factory Farms — Ethics vs. Economics’

“Factory Farms – Ethics vs. Economics,” a 90-minute seminar sponsored by Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Hwy., Melfa. Jim Mason will discuss the industrial systems that produce most of our meat, milk, and eggs, and the concerns these methods raise for animal welfare, consumers, farmers, and the environment. Mason is co-author of books on this topic.