▁the ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁GR ACE ▁to ▁help ▁consum ers ▁understand ▁the ▁problems ▁with ▁food ▁supply ▁and ▁offer ▁vi able ▁solutions ▁and ▁alternatives ▁from ▁sust ain able ▁agricult ure . ▁R ather ▁than ▁be ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁problems ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁industrial ▁agricult ural ▁system , ▁S ust ain able ▁Table ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁joy ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁e ating ▁from ▁sust ain able ▁food ▁systems . ▁ ▁Today ’ s ▁dominant ▁form ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁re lies ▁on ▁synth etic ▁fert il izers ▁and ▁chemical ▁p estic ides , ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁water , ▁major ▁transport ation ▁systems ▁and ▁factory - style ▁practices ▁for ▁raising ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁cro ps . ▁Art ific ial ▁h orm ones ▁in ▁milk , ▁ant ib i otic - res istant ▁b acter ia , ▁mad ▁cow ▁disease , ▁and ▁large - scale ▁out break s ▁of ▁potentially ▁dead ly ▁E . ▁col i ▁are ▁all ▁associated ▁with ▁this ▁industrial ▁form ▁of ▁food ▁production . ▁▁ ▁S ust ain able ▁agricult ure ▁involves ▁food ▁production ▁methods ▁that ▁are ▁health y , ▁do ▁not ▁harm ▁the ▁environment , ▁respect ▁workers , ▁are ▁hum ane ▁to ▁animals , ▁provide ▁fair ▁w ages ▁to ▁far mers , ▁and ▁support ▁far ming ▁communities . ▁But ▁rather ▁than ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁problems , ▁S ust ain able ▁Table ▁prom otes ▁the ▁positive ▁shift ▁toward ▁local , ▁small - scale ▁sust ain able ▁far ming . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁E at ▁Well ▁Guide