It's just the latest latte liberal cause celebre; something trivial people can do to feel like they are making the world a better place by paying more for "locally grown organic artisan produce" at trader Joe's and eating their pretty much identical food with a sense of smug self-satisfaction. Hope that helps clarify things.
Because current practices are artificially maintained. Yields are higher than nature can sustain, and the chemicals to facilitate this damage the surrounding environment.
because we waste sooo much resources and energy on producing meat. 1 square mile of well irrigated wheat fields can feed about 3000 people indefinitely. But instead we just feed it all to cows and pigs and chicken.
[QUOTE="Acemaster27"]because we waste sooo much resources and energy on producing meat. 1 square mile of well irrigated wheat fields can feed about 3000 people indefinitely. But instead we just feed it all to cows and pigs and chicken. That wheat is not edible to us people. They grow different stuff for animals and humans. I've heard that organic is nowhere close as efficient as industrial farming. Lemme guess. Hybrids are better for the environment than normal cars?
[QUOTE="Acemaster27"]because we waste sooo much resources and energy on producing meat. 1 square mile of well irrigated wheat fields can feed about 3000 people indefinitely. But instead we just feed it all to cows and pigs and chicken.Angry_Mushroom
That wheat is not edible to us people. They grow different stuff for animals and humans. I've heard that organic is nowhere close as efficient as industrial farming. Lemme guess. Hybrids are better for the environment than normal cars?
uh.. hybrids are better for the environment. also what he said is correct, i learned it in anthro last semester. 1 square mile of land can feed many people, lets say its not wheat, but corn or whatever you want or a variety of vegitables. if we were to stop eating cows / chicken / exc and just eat vegitables instead, we would be way more efficient when it came to land / food ratio's. also cows are the leading source of co2, yes, more than cars.
[QUOTE="Angry_Mushroom"][QUOTE="Acemaster27"]because we waste sooo much resources and energy on producing meat. 1 square mile of well irrigated wheat fields can feed about 3000 people indefinitely. But instead we just feed it all to cows and pigs and chicken.nimatoad2000
That wheat is not edible to us people. They grow different stuff for animals and humans. I've heard that organic is nowhere close as efficient as industrial farming. Lemme guess. Hybrids are better for the environment than normal cars? uh.. hybrids are better for the environment. also what he said is correct, i learned it in anthro last semester. 1 square mile of land can feed many people, lets say its not wheat, but corn or whatever you want or a variety of vegitables. if we were to stop eating cows / chicken / exc and just eat vegitables instead, we would be way more efficient when it came to land / food ratio's. also cows are the leading source of co2, yes, more than cards. No to the first, yes to the second. Hybrids are NOT better for the environment by a long shot. Simple reasoning can be used on this. A hybrid uses exotic materials for its batteries as well as its electric motors. What goes into the battery? Wonderful dangerous things that many times cannot be really recycled. These materials are usually mined in China which is known for its lack of any standards pertaining to the environment. They are later processed, dumping even more evil into the air. Later they are shipped to where ever, usually by boat, which adds more pollution. Overall, a Prius is less friendly to the forest than say, a Honda Accord which is ULEV certified, and assembled in the U.S. Overall an older used Geo Metro will give you superior fuel economy, and will be better for the environment. Why? Because buying used is recycling.
It's just the latest latte liberal cause celebre; something trivial people can do to feel like they are making the world a better place by paying more for "locally grown organic artisan produce" at trader Joe's and eating their pretty much identical food with a sense of smug self-satisfaction. Hope that helps clarify things.xaos
It's just the latest latte liberal cause celebre; something trivial people can do to feel like they are making the world a better place by paying more for "locally grown organic artisan produce" at trader Joe's and eating their pretty much identical food with a sense of smug self-satisfaction. Hope that helps clarify things.xaos
what do you mean by this? I think he was talking about the actual cultivating of produce...
[QUOTE="xaos"]It's just the latest latte liberal cause celebre; something trivial people can do to feel like they are making the world a better place by paying more for "locally grown organic artisan produce" at trader Joe's and eating their pretty much identical food with a sense of smug self-satisfaction. Hope that helps clarify things.samuraiguns
what do you mean by this? I think he was talking about the actual cultivating of produce... He really hasn't said much past the two messages he posted near the beginning.
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