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We have to change how we grow food. Endless monocrops of corn and soy – much of it grown for animals in industrial feedlots – totally void of biodiversity. With
by gdubs 8y ago
We have to change how we grow food. Endless monocrops of corn and soy – much of it grown for animals in industrial feedlots – totally void of biodiversity. Without competition, well-adapted bugs can wipe out entire crops. Hence, the ever-escalating war of farmer vs bugs, fields drenched in pesticides.
There are alternatives: Agroforestry, silvopasture, permaculture. Diverse agricultural systems that lean on natural processes. It would mean a diet of more plants, less animals. But frankly, meat is far too cheap. None of the externalities are priced in.
I stopped eating meat years ago, but still eat fish on occasion. I would rather pay $100 for sushi, than live in a world with no fish.
- dgzl 8y agoMost people will never pay $100 for sushi.
- droussel 8y agoThat's the point the OP was making. He is fine with paying 100$ for sushi (or not eating sushi) if it means there are fish left in the oceans.
- Smithalicious 8y agoFor the vast majority of people, living in a world without fish and sushi costing $100 are functionally equivalent.
- KnightOfWords 8y agoWe badly need to move towards more sustainable farming practises. Pesticides are not the only problem, topsoil erosion is another. The question is: how do we create incentives for farmers to improve their practices in the race-to-the-bottom food economy?