“Animal agriculture is killing our planet”
You hear this nonsense every damn day
What’s funny is that when you speak to a farmer, the people who kinda know how nature works, they tell you a whole different story
Monocrops, they say, are a disaster for our ecosystems
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You hear this nonsense every damn day
What’s funny is that when you speak to a farmer, the people who kinda know how nature works, they tell you a whole different story
Monocrops, they say, are a disaster for our ecosystems
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Biggest sources of monocrops include:
- Soy
- Oil Palm
- Wheat
- Rapeseed
They are all planted on acres and acres of land, slowly but surely depleting the soil of vital nutrients and bacteria
A steep cost in a world where more and more food is necessary to feed everyone
- Soy
- Oil Palm
- Wheat
- Rapeseed
They are all planted on acres and acres of land, slowly but surely depleting the soil of vital nutrients and bacteria
A steep cost in a world where more and more food is necessary to feed everyone
When I was in Costa Rica, I spoke to a local coffee farmer who was educated as a chemist in university
He mentioned how pineapple recently became their #1 export and that they were the biggest producers in the world
Very lucrative but extremely damaging to their land
He mentioned how pineapple recently became their #1 export and that they were the biggest producers in the world
Very lucrative but extremely damaging to their land
The pineapple mono crops made luscious rainforest full of life into barren deserts
Farmers sprayed their crops with DDT, a toxic pesticide filled with mercury
5 years later, most had to quit because of the cancer they would get
Human and nature forced into submission
Farmers sprayed their crops with DDT, a toxic pesticide filled with mercury
5 years later, most had to quit because of the cancer they would get
Human and nature forced into submission
It takes about 10-20 years before they can ever use those same lands ever again
Microorganism that normal feed the roots oxygen in the soil are completely wiped out
How can we accept these sort of practices in this day and age?
The $, that’s why
Microorganism that normal feed the roots oxygen in the soil are completely wiped out
How can we accept these sort of practices in this day and age?
The $, that’s why
So next time someone blames animal agriculture for killing our planet, please make sure to mention this story
The more demand for these plants et have, the quicker we will come to a point of no return
Save the planet and eat a grass fed organic steak
The more demand for these plants et have, the quicker we will come to a point of no return
Save the planet and eat a grass fed organic steak
