San Diego Zoo growing its own food for animals in quest to be self-sufficient

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The idea of farm to table is getting very popular, but 10NewsLasky explains how the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is taking it to a whole new level.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The large animals that roam the large open space habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park eat a lot of food.

“It’s all about choice and control with their diet, so they have the ability to choose what they want seat, to have variety, which is the spice of life, and ultimately support their nutrition in as complete a way as we can," said Greg Porter, the Zoo's horitculture manager.

 

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growing a food for animals is a good idea. it is better than spending a lot of money for buying it from outside.

🥬 'SanDiegoZoo growing its own food for animals ' who will eat better than some SanDiego people who are also too poor to go and see these animals taken from the wild so the rich & privileged can go👀gawk!

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