it's worth noting: meat production is only resource-intensive because of the amount that we produce. In smaller quantities, cows / sheep / goats can graze on la

it's worth noting: meat production is only resource-intensive because of the amount that we produce. In smaller quantities, cows / sheep / goats can graze on land that isn't useful for anything else. Pigs and chickens can eat garbage. Pigs especially were a significant urban technological advance, good at turning most kinds of organic matter into usable food. They played a big role in the rise of many civilizations. If we ate less meat overall, we could absolutely produce it in ways that were environmentally friendly.