ImStillMags wrote:
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> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com...or-the-future/
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> He's right on as far as I'm concerned.

Disagree on one point:

"Outlaw concentrated animal feeding operations and
encourage the development of sustainable animal husbandry.
The concentrated system degrades the environment, directly
and indirectly, while torturing animals and producing tainted
meat, poultry, eggs, and, more recently, fish."

Baloney. Concentrated operations only appear to be
damaging to the environment when seen (and smelled)
up close because they have lots of manure in a small
place. Distributed operations produce the same amount,
but you don't see so much all in one place. When you
have it in one place, you can apply technologies (like
turning it into methane) that are not practical on the
scale of a mom-and-pop farm.

Also, a large operation can afford a vet and lab to catch
occurrences of pathogens that are not detected by a
mom-and-pop operation.

But I agree with this:

"We should provide food education for children (a new form
of home ec, anyone?), cooking classes for anyone who wants
them and even cooking assistance for those unable to cook
for themselves."

I want to fire all of the school cafeteria workers
everywhere. Let the students use the facilities to
prepare their own food. Students who know how to cook
will have elevated status, which is how it should be.