Industrial food system disrupts ecosystems from "summary" of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Tenth Anniversary Edition by Barbara Kingsolver,Camille Kingsolver,Steven L. Hopp,Lily Hopp Kingsolver
The industrial food system we've built since the mid-twentieth century has disrupted ecosystems on a global scale. It's a system that values fast, cheap food above all else, without considering the long-term consequences for our planet. This system relies heavily on monocropping, where vast fields are planted with a single crop year after year, depleting the soil of nutrients and leaving it vulnerable to erosion. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used to prop up this unsustainable model, further degrading soil health and polluting waterways. The drive for efficiency in the industrial food system has also led to the consolidation of farms into massive operations that prioritize profit over sustainability. Animals raised in factory farms are confined in crowded, unsanitary conditions, pumped full of antibiotics to keep them alive in such unnatural environments. This overuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, posing a serious threat to human health. In addition to the harm it causes to land and a...
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