I definitely encourage regenerative agriculture however I’m not sure that is a “solution” all by itself.
The destructive agricultural practices in use were adopted during the Green Revolution. We can argue that the suffering if we do not change course on these practices will be immense - and I do - but it should also be acknowledged that changing course at this point would also inflict massive suffering.
Reducing or eliminating animal agriculture could compensate for significant losses in productivity. Mass subsistence farming could also assist in transitioning more safely back to a less productive agricultural environment that doesn’t rely on corporate farming practices. Then add in regenerative agriculture to heal soil and restore long-term fertility.
I like to think all of this together would make a big impact (plus it would be a win for animal rights) but I am not optimistic about the wide-scale adoption of any one of these policies, let alone all of them.
I’ll tell my hexbear comrades the same thing I tell every other comrade: If you can do some subsistence gardening, you absolutely should. Get the practice in, learn about your soil and climate, collect and share seeds, reduce your food costs, and put yourself in a position to help your local community when the going gets tough. Almost no one has a huge success their first year of gardening so I think it is better to learn the ropes before we are desperate.
Remember: One cannot fight if one cannot eat. There is no political or economic stability for the working class without food security. There is no left so long as the left cannot feed itself.
I definitely encourage regenerative agriculture however I’m not sure that is a “solution” all by itself.
The destructive agricultural practices in use were adopted during the Green Revolution. We can argue that the suffering if we do not change course on these practices will be immense - and I do - but it should also be acknowledged that changing course at this point would also inflict massive suffering.
I don’t want to get into this too much but I can provide a graphic that I think explains my point rather well: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-agricultural-land-use-per-person
Reducing or eliminating animal agriculture could compensate for significant losses in productivity. Mass subsistence farming could also assist in transitioning more safely back to a less productive agricultural environment that doesn’t rely on corporate farming practices. Then add in regenerative agriculture to heal soil and restore long-term fertility.
I like to think all of this together would make a big impact (plus it would be a win for animal rights) but I am not optimistic about the wide-scale adoption of any one of these policies, let alone all of them.
I’ll tell my hexbear comrades the same thing I tell every other comrade: If you can do some subsistence gardening, you absolutely should. Get the practice in, learn about your soil and climate, collect and share seeds, reduce your food costs, and put yourself in a position to help your local community when the going gets tough. Almost no one has a huge success their first year of gardening so I think it is better to learn the ropes before we are desperate.
Remember: One cannot fight if one cannot eat. There is no political or economic stability for the working class without food security. There is no left so long as the left cannot feed itself.