American Meat explains how America arrived at our current industrial system, and shows you the feedlots and confinement houses, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. The story shifts to Polyface Farms and small farms across the US where a burgeoning movement of farmers, chefs and everyday folks might just change everything, providing tangible solutions to people about how we can eat meats that will positively affect animal husbandry.