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RE: Food Waste Causes Damage to the Environment Equal to That of 100,000 Cars
I dont' think this is so simple problem. It depends how the food is produced and what happens to it if people don't eat it.
I bet we could produce even more food just to be "wasted" and it would benefit the environment. How? It would be food for all other animals, bugs, fungi and bacteria. They need to eat too.
What do you think is the optimal way to produce the food? Do you have some insight?
Yeah! Permaculture, regenerative agriculture, restoration agriculture, holistic management, etc. We need to look nutrient and water cycles in a systemic way.
Check out people like Mark Shepard, Allan Savory, Joel Salatin, Geoff Lawton, Ben Falk... They have written books and given presentations which you can find from Youtube.
For example, Savory has great insight how cows can save the world:
That was legitimately interesting, never heard of this before. Thanks. :)
I'll look into this some more.
This is long presentation but you might like it:
Mark Shepard is probably my favorite permaculture speakers. He is one of those who emphasizes that food production systems must be profitable. Many people in permaculture are little bit too hippies and want to just "live with the nature" and don't build actual systems that produce environmentally friendly food profitably and long-term.
Oh yeah, and this is book is a must-read: Letter To A Vegetarian Nation: We Need Livestock For Sustainable Food Production And Environmental Restoration