Tammie Walker

What is dangerous is institutions that take the power of control out of the hands of local people in the first place. Life and death are part of the cycle and you cannot have one without the other. Plants and animals. There is no difference between industrial farming and the industrial potential of “alt- meat” plants. Nature has given us the tools that we need to feed and clothes ourselves. “Alt meat” is another step in consolidation. Many have become so accustomed to having others provide the necessities of life that they are removed from the realities of the process. I know, as we farm and it is much more labor intense than you realize. Bio diversity means that there is diversity in life. Right now your story is skewed toward vegetarian/vegan lifestyles. Where is more information about local regeneration that could be the solution to our situation? Here are some excellent resources for you to consider. Mike Callicrate - Current State of US Livestock Industry Joel Salitin Opening Testimony at the Congressional Judiciary Committee Will Harris White Oak Pastures Others: Allan Savory- Holistic Management and desertification reversal Nichola Masters - Soils