RE: The Veggie Thread...for news items regarding ALL aspects of food production.
June 30, 2013 at 5:12 am
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2013 at 6:01 am by KichigaiNeko.)
Quote:A skyrocketing demand for food means that agriculture has become the largest driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction. At TEDxTC Jonathan Foley shows why we desperately need to begin "terraculture" -- farming for the whole planet. (Filmed at TEDxTC.)
Jonathan Foley studies complex environmental systems and their affects on society. His computer models have shown the deep impact agriculture is having on our planet.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_foley_...truth.html
Another interesting vid
http://youtu.be/1hYjisN6LD0
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