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HRH The Prince of Wales says we don't take account of the "hidden costs" of modern industrial farming and, "We must put nature back at the heart of the equation." But to do this we need to understand the impacts of our farming practice #GlobalFarmMetric https://t.co/h9aDOQQrMv
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Prince Charles' warning over survival of small farms
If they go out of business it will "rip the heart out of the British countryside", he says.
Ahead of the UN @FoodSystems Summit, we join the 800+ organizations & experts calling for a transformation of global food systems. Check out 13 key principles the summit must prioritize as we work to #GrowPositive: https://t.co/aKW1aWIWlm https://t.co/XvaM5THZgt
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Road to the UN Food Systems Summit
CALL TO ACTION | 13 principles of food system transformation More than 800 international organizations, NGOs, farming groups and experts want agroecology, organic, and …
It’s essential that any efforts to encourage ‘less meat’ acknowledge the value of ‘better meat’, such as pasture-fed and organic red meat, with the onus placed on curtailing intensive production.
More on that here https://t.co/ZeAA85TjFk
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Does climate change mean I need to stop eating meat?
On these agroecological or organic farms, farm animals can play an important role. Using fertile land to produce animal feed means less space to plant trees, grow food for humans …
In her new book “Technically Food,” Journalist Larissa Zimberoff asks the question: Can new technology really reshape the food system, or will it just make big food companies even wealthier? https://t.co/783JX0Up2H via @thenation
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The Promise and Hubris of Silicon Valley’s Vision of How We Eat
A conversation with Larissa Zimberoff about the emergence of food start-ups, lab-made solutions, and the future of the American diet.