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Regenerative agriculture relies on poultry and livestock to restore the topsoil layer. Meat isn't going away. In fact, we may wind up eating more, not less, of
by debacle 4y ago
Regenerative agriculture relies on poultry and livestock to restore the topsoil layer.
Meat isn't going away. In fact, we may wind up eating more, not less, of it, over time.
- eru 4y ago> Regenerative agriculture relies on poultry and livestock to restore the topsoil layer. Why not use human excrement instead?
- debacle 4y ago"The use of untreated human feces in agriculture poses significant health risks and has contributed to widespread infection with parasitic worms—a disease called helminthiasis, affecting over 1.5 billion people in developing countries." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_feces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_feces
- another_story 4y agoIt's the same for using animal feces. There are ways to mitigate risk. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b02811 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b02811
- eru 4y agoYes, exactly. Who said anything about using human poop untreated?
- LesZedCB 4y agoyou don't have to consume the animals that contribute the the cycling of a healthy ecosystem... frame it as you like, but eating meat is literally only necessary because people want to.