Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

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  • Create Date：2022-05-01 16:21:41
  • Update Date：2025-09-08
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  • Author：George Monbiot
  • ISBN：0143135961
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Reviews

Kevin ，

The first chapter of this book goes into really quite a lot of detail about soil ecology and the various tiny unheralded creatures of the subterranean world we so often ignore。 So much that as someone with embarrassingly little knowledge and interest in gardening， I did start to wonder if my enthusiasm for this book， based on having read a few very good books by the same author， was misplaced。 I was also feeling that I have read too many doom and gloom books recently and that I should perhaps la The first chapter of this book goes into really quite a lot of detail about soil ecology and the various tiny unheralded creatures of the subterranean world we so often ignore。 So much that as someone with embarrassingly little knowledge and interest in gardening， I did start to wonder if my enthusiasm for this book， based on having read a few very good books by the same author， was misplaced。 I was also feeling that I have read too many doom and gloom books recently and that I should perhaps lay off for a while， and the next few chapters laying out damage done by the global food system and some current farming practices do make for pretty scary reading。 I should not have worried though， there are some fascinating insights throughout the book。 The author is also not scared of pointing out where some traditional green views are misplaced。 For example， the increase in land use required for 'pasture fed' meat。 There are also intriguing glimpses of possible innovations that could help with rewilding and move us away from the ever increasing loss of natural habitats to farmland。 The bacteria-based pancake springs to mind。 Seems like a hard sell， but the book challenges a lot of conventional views in a well researched， interesting read and overall I really enjoyed it。Advanced copy received from NetGalley。 。。。more

Chantal Lyons ，

With 'Feral'， George Monbiot had the same influence on rewilding in Britain that Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' had on the use of pesticides worldwide。 Can Monbiot do it again with the global agriculture industry？I hope so。 'Regenesis' is a book that I won't be able to forget， although I am already one of the converted。 Even so， my mind was blown within the first few pages， and numerous times after that。 I consider myself to be fairly keyed up on the various ways in which agriculture damages th With 'Feral'， George Monbiot had the same influence on rewilding in Britain that Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' had on the use of pesticides worldwide。 Can Monbiot do it again with the global agriculture industry？I hope so。 'Regenesis' is a book that I won't be able to forget， although I am already one of the converted。 Even so， my mind was blown within the first few pages， and numerous times after that。 I consider myself to be fairly keyed up on the various ways in which agriculture damages the environment， and how the agricultural industry today fails to deliver adequately nutritious food to many。 However， I still learned a huge amount， and much that made me furious at how things have gone so wrong。 I am not someone given to optimism， and I am keen to see what scientists and other relevant analysts make of the technologies and approaches that Monbiot champions for reforming our food production - but his arguments come across as rational， nuanced， and exciting。 'Regenesis' is much less memoir-ish than 'Feral'， although there are enough autobiographical vignettes to give a personable edge to Monbiot's analysis。 His visit to a foodbank is particularly poignant to read， and timely considering Jack Monroe's recent Twitter-sparked campaign on food accessibility。 It is not quite all doom and gloom; the book opens with a truly beautiful chapter on the soil organisms that Monbiot finds in a spadeful of soil from his community orchard （that's where my brain had its first explosion of wonder）。 My one criticism of the book was the omission of the potential to scale up insect farming。 If Monbiot feels that insect protein is a dead-end avenue， okay， but I would have liked to know why this is。 'Regenesis' is otherwise an incredibly thorough book （100 of the 350 pages of my PDF version are the notes/references alone）， and I am delighted that he has written it - I reckon it'll be the most important book published this year。（With thanks to Penguin and NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review） 。。。more