Transfarmation is in The Guardian

We’re excited to share that The Transfarmation Project^® earned major media coverage in The Guardian! The article highlights the inspiring journey of Iowa’s Faaborg family, who transitioned from raising more than 8,000 pigs a year to running a thriving mushroom operation.

After beginning work with Transfarmation^™  in 2021, the Faaborgs ended their 30-year contract with an integrator in 2023. After receiving a Bo Halley Research and Innovation Grant, the family converted one of their hog barns into a space for growing specialty mushrooms.

This shift isn't a small-scale project—it's a powerful, real-world blueprint for a better food system. It’s proof positive that escaping from industrial animal agriculture is not only possible but also profitable. 

“Our family is not a likely candidate for this story and for this success. We’re not like a hippy family, or a rich family who had spare money and said: ‘Yeah, this will be fun.’ My dad was a welder for about 40 years. We had the hog barns for more than 30 years. My parents were not into change. But if our family can do it, any family can do it.”

—Tanner Faaborg, Transfarmation Farmer, to The Guardian

This is why we do the work. We see the desperate need for change among farmers every day. So many people are stuck in a system where success is almost impossible. This story shows that solutions are out there. We can build a better future, one farm at a time.

Every time an article like this is published, it creates crucial momentum, but its impact is multiplied when it's shared.