Regénesis. Alimentar al Mundo sin Devorar el Planeta
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Summary
Por primera vez desde el Neolítico tenemos la oportunidad de transformar no solo nuestro sistema alimentario， sino toda nuestra relación con la naturaleza。 La agricultura y la ganadería son la principal causa de destrucción del medio ambiente en el mundo， pero apenas se habla de ello。 Criticamos la expansión urbana， pero el sector primario ocupa una superficie treinta veces mayor。 Hemos arado， vallado y destinado al pastoreo grandes extensiones del planeta， talando bosques， extinguiendo la fauna autóctona y envenenando ríos y océanos para alimentarnos。 Regénesis nos presenta un nuevo futuro para la alimentación y la humanidad， con el objetivo de resolver el mayor de nuestros dilemas: alimentar al mundo sin devorar el planeta。 A partir de los asombrosos avances de la ecología del suelo， Monbiot muestra cómo ahondar en el todavía escaso conocimiento de la tierra que pisamos podría permitirnos cultivar más alimentos con menos agricultura。 Algunas estrategias están ya en marcha: desde el hortelano que ha revolucionado nuestra comprensión de la fertilidad; pasando por las nuevas variedades de cereales perennes， que liberan a la tierra de arados y sustancias químicas tóxicas; hasta los científicos pioneros en nuevas formas de producir proteínas y grasas; todos ellos nos muestran cómo las formas de vida más pequeñas pueden ayudarnos a hacer las paces con el planeta， a restaurar sus sistemas vivos y a que a la Edad de la Extinción le suceda la Edad de la Regénesis。
Reviews
Katheryn Loewen
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Meh。 Incredibly dense and depressing first two chapters， unrealistic proposed solutions。 I loved the discussion on soil as a complex system and there is plenty of interesting content in here to learn about， but it felt like it was trying to simplify a complicated problem down too much。
Kate J
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Powerful manifesto for radical change in how we produce food globally and the urgent need to reduce the amount of land required。 The book has encouraged me in my practice to eat mostly plant based foods and wean off dairy and animal products。 Monbiot mixes the content between beautifully described portraits of the landscape in the UK， the effects of pollution on destroying the ecology of rivers and real life stories of farmers trying alternative approaches plus hard science / facts。 The combinat Powerful manifesto for radical change in how we produce food globally and the urgent need to reduce the amount of land required。 The book has encouraged me in my practice to eat mostly plant based foods and wean off dairy and animal products。 Monbiot mixes the content between beautifully described portraits of the landscape in the UK， the effects of pollution on destroying the ecology of rivers and real life stories of farmers trying alternative approaches plus hard science / facts。 The combination makes for an easily digested read。 I thought the book would be more depressing。 Hwoever， it gave me hope that if we change some habits and we innovate we might be able to "feed the world without devouring the planet"。 。。。more
Mia Sievers
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I like the ideas but maybe I’m just too cynical to believe they’ll work out。 Interesting and enjoyable read but the author also strikes me as a bit holier than thou
Phil
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Interesting well researched book， with an extremely important message。 Spoiler， animal farming in any form is untenable， and Monbiot provides a critical and fair， but ultimately optimistic run down of the alternatives。I would say it has the strange air of preaching to the choir， and as such I would not recommend for anyone who has anyway clashing view， this is more for the converted and the Aquinian masochist like myself who want to be virtuous， just not yet。
Miska
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I am very happy that Monbiot has returned with a new book and I really enjoy his observations and toughts on soil biodiversity。 Going entirely farmless is a bold proposition and I think this relatively short chapter of the book fails to unfold the details。 On the other hand， the issues with current farming practices and the operations of mavericks who try to swim against the current are depicted disproportionally long to the solution （that he also presents in this TED in 15 minutes: https://www。 I am very happy that Monbiot has returned with a new book and I really enjoy his observations and toughts on soil biodiversity。 Going entirely farmless is a bold proposition and I think this relatively short chapter of the book fails to unfold the details。 On the other hand， the issues with current farming practices and the operations of mavericks who try to swim against the current are depicted disproportionally long to the solution （that he also presents in this TED in 15 minutes: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=SK3z5。。。）。 I like his work and style in general， but this book could have been edited differently or simply shortened in certain chapters。 。。。more
Daniel
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Farming and grazing are now the number one cause of environmental damage。 Ploughing too much destroys the top soil。 Excess fertilisers leak into rivers， causing diatom overgrowth， sucking up oxygen and kill the fishes。 Rivers stink。 Organic farmers are allowed to use non-organic manure， defeating the purpose。 Big food companies want to standardised food consumption， with standardised seeds， fertilisers，and herbicides。 And best if the farmers have to buy those from said big food companies。 Mutton Farming and grazing are now the number one cause of environmental damage。 Ploughing too much destroys the top soil。 Excess fertilisers leak into rivers， causing diatom overgrowth， sucking up oxygen and kill the fishes。 Rivers stink。 Organic farmers are allowed to use non-organic manure， defeating the purpose。 Big food companies want to standardised food consumption， with standardised seeds， fertilisers，and herbicides。 And best if the farmers have to buy those from said big food companies。 Mutton and beef require way to much land。 Plants for biofuels make actual food more expensive。 （However， the Green evolution did greatly increased yield and avoided mass starvation predicted by Malthus…）There are other ways that can potentially feed us and regenerate the planet。 Basically， farm as little as possible。 1。 Complex crop rotation。 Growing many different plants increase resilience and let their natural pest fighting ability thrive。 However yield is very low。 2。 Perennial wheat and rice。 So no need to over-plough every year。 3。 Bacterial grown meat。 Still in its infancy。 4。 Lab grown meat。 But expensive （Insects？）Monbiot is fully against farm subsidies。 In Europe， 40% of the EU budget is on farm subsides。 Sometimes land owners are paid to destroy natural land to leave them bland in order to get subsidy。 Subsidy is half the income of farms。 He thinks we should not idealise farming life， the slavery both past and present， the cheating against regulators， the social hierarchical pressures， the over consumption of water Monbiot is also for everyone to only eat vegetables and not meat。 I’ve learnt so much from this book。 Hopefully we can farm less but yet make more food with all these new technologies。 Unfortunately farmers won’t like their descriptions much in this book， and Manbiot is trying to ask them to change。 So it’s unlikely to go well with them。 。。。more
Anna
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Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet proved to be rather an emotional rollercoaster， albeit a very informative and thoughtful one。 The first chapter explores soil in a spirit of curiosity and joy， which I found fascinating。 Then chapters two and three are bleak to the point of being devastating:Campaigners， chefs， and food writers rail against 'intensive farming'， and the harm it does to us and our world。 But the problem is not the adjective， it's the noun。Farming is the wor Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet proved to be rather an emotional rollercoaster， albeit a very informative and thoughtful one。 The first chapter explores soil in a spirit of curiosity and joy， which I found fascinating。 Then chapters two and three are bleak to the point of being devastating:Campaigners， chefs， and food writers rail against 'intensive farming'， and the harm it does to us and our world。 But the problem is not the adjective， it's the noun。Farming is the world's greatest cause of habitat destruction， the greatest cause of global loss of wildlife， and the greatest cause of the global extinction crisis。 It's responsible for around 80% of the deforestation that's happened this century。 Food production （including commercial fishing） is the main reason why the world population of wild vertebrate animals has fallen by 68% since 1970。 Of 28，000 species known to be at risk of extinction， 24，000 are threatened by farming。 Only 29% of the weight of birds on Earth consists of wild species: all the rest are poultry。 Chickens alone weigh more than all other birds put together， including farmed ducks and turkeys。 Just 4% of the world's mammals， by weight， are wild; humans account for 36%， and livestock are the remaining 60%。 This is caused not by intensive farming or extensive farming， but a disastrous combination of the two。 It took me a while to get through these two chapters， as I already have quite a lot of environmental concerns and issues with food。 The combination thereof made this difficult reading。 However， after delivering a horrifying diagnosis of the dysfunctional and destructive food system， Monbiot moves onto potential improvements via a series of vivid case studies。 He is amusingly sardonic about urban vertical farming:I'm not saying it's impossible。 There are some thriving farms in my city， neatly integrated into people's homes， expensively equipped with lights， pumps， and temperature controls， growing crops to precise specifications。 Every so often they're busted， and the farmers led away in handcuffs。Skunk can be grown this way because it's among the few farm products - all of which are illegal in most jurisdictions - that justifies the outlay。[。。。]Almost uniquely， in this field repeated failure appears to be no deterrent。 At first sight， it's one of life's great mysteries， comparable to the Tardis-like properties of tupperware or the current whereabouts of my phone。 But I think it reflects two things: how little most tech entrepreneurs understand farming， and the determined belief in magic that food production inspires。 The examples of lower-environmental impact farming and farm-free food production are fascinating。 I'd never heard of precision fermentation before and in principle it has massive potential to produce protein much more quickly， cheaply， and efficiently than farming。 This would make it much easier to be vegan， which Monbiot more or less takes for granted is environmentally necessary。 I appreciated the discussion of food insecurity in the UK， which was especially fitting to read while we're experiencing shortages and rationing of salad veg。 It's grim as hell to see BBC articles on vegetables you can rely on amid shortages。 In the final chapter， Monbiot lays into the romanticisation of agriculture， blaming poets and children's books for spreading idyllic propaganda that impedes change。 Despite this and the bleakness of chapters two and three， Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet is ultimately a hopeful book。 There are technologies and practises that could change agriculture significantly， reducing its environmental toll and potentially improving the quality of food we eat。 Monbiot synthesises an impressive breadth of research in a relatively short book， 90 pages of which consists of notes and citations。 I found it a really thought-provoking and worthwhile read。 。。。more
Trung
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There are a couple books that help explain how certain aspects of life operate and/or should "naturally" operate。On the one hand， this book gives advices to big players， the policy makers。 On the other hand， it teaches us to be humble， less greedy， be wise with our selections， etc。One of the books that "open my eyes"。 There are a couple books that help explain how certain aspects of life operate and/or should "naturally" operate。On the one hand， this book gives advices to big players， the policy makers。 On the other hand， it teaches us to be humble， less greedy， be wise with our selections， etc。One of the books that "open my eyes"。 。。。more
George Cook
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3。5 ⭐️ Totally on board with the overall message of the book。 Our current farming practises are destroying nature and we cannot keep farming and eating as we do。However this book took me over 2 months whilst in one of the best reading streaks on my life。 Chapters were long， hard going in places， and packed full of information and facts。 They were difficult and slow to read with frequent need to read over previous paragraphs。 So much so that I'm not sure that this book is the best approach to get 3。5 ⭐️ Totally on board with the overall message of the book。 Our current farming practises are destroying nature and we cannot keep farming and eating as we do。However this book took me over 2 months whilst in one of the best reading streaks on my life。 Chapters were long， hard going in places， and packed full of information and facts。 They were difficult and slow to read with frequent need to read over previous paragraphs。 So much so that I'm not sure that this book is the best approach to get people to change their hearts and minds about topics as personal and as fiercely defended as their diet。 The information is extremely interesting I just believe it needs to be delivered in a more accessible and digestible way so more people can access it and make the required changes。 。。。more
A。 Housewife
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I give this 4 stars for importance and 3 stars for readability。 The first 2 chapters were pretty painful， laying out 2 major problems with our food。 1。 How vulnerable our worldwide food supply is， how not resilient it is， how quickly and devastatingly it will fail in certain emergencies2。 How destructive farming is to the environment。I knew nothing about the first problem。 I was shocked by the 2nd。 In the last decade， I've learned about how cruel our system is to animals; I had no idea it *also* I give this 4 stars for importance and 3 stars for readability。 The first 2 chapters were pretty painful， laying out 2 major problems with our food。 1。 How vulnerable our worldwide food supply is， how not resilient it is， how quickly and devastatingly it will fail in certain emergencies2。 How destructive farming is to the environment。I knew nothing about the first problem。 I was shocked by the 2nd。 In the last decade， I've learned about how cruel our system is to animals; I had no idea it *also* is devastating the planet and the ways in which it is。I will give him this。 After the devastating news， Monbiot very thoroughly gives solutions。 They are clear， they seem doable， and they follow a logic and a methodology。- understanding soil and how it works- rewilding so that the soil is replenished and the plants are naturally nourished and protected from pests by the biodiversity， which also leads to fewer pesticides and the leeching of nutrients from the soil and inefficient fertilizing- embracing technology that creates foods that are better for us nutritionally while also being less destructive on the environment- rethinking how we calculate "efficient" farming or "good" farming so that it produces high yield， low cost， healthy for our bodies， low destructive impact on the environment in a way that is mathematically calculable- shifting our government subsidies in those directions while giving the farming industry ways to economically ease out of the current economics I really hope that this book gets wildly read and implemented。 He compares our potential to shift away from planetary disaster to a new way of doing things to the similar worldwide shocking beneficial changes made by the printing press and the Pill。 It's not so often that a book calls out a very devastating problem and then is so rigorous and clear about the solutions。 （I'm reminded of Johan Hari's book Lost Connections which I did not feel provided great solutions， nor did Stolen Focus。）It is also worthwhile to study what Monbiot explains the concept of complex systems and how a） a blockage in one can devastate the entire system and b） what makes it so complicated to improve， fix， or change complex systems; how improving one aspect can actually cause very harmful unintended consequences。I read this and I find it persuasive。 I only hope that it finds its way to people who find it persuasive and actually are moved to do something about it: grassroots farmers， people in government， people who can make changes in government subsidies， people who have the inclination/energy/time/ability to actually talk to people and spread these ideas and make change。 。。。more
Emilio Garcia
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A wonderful book to understand how we are exploiting our planet to death， sometimes even thinking that we are working for a more sustainable world。 George Monbiot describes the problem from the starting point: the soil and its importance for sostaining our foodsystem。 The main problem is that instead of working for the enrichment and regeneration of the soil we treat it badly， following the usages that have been proved as damaging。 There are two wonderful chapters where the author describe sever A wonderful book to understand how we are exploiting our planet to death， sometimes even thinking that we are working for a more sustainable world。 George Monbiot describes the problem from the starting point: the soil and its importance for sostaining our foodsystem。 The main problem is that instead of working for the enrichment and regeneration of the soil we treat it badly， following the usages that have been proved as damaging。 There are two wonderful chapters where the author describe several cases of how some his friends implement healthy agriculture practices。 As well as how to work the soil in order to preserve its natural value， George Monbiot critize animal farming， in particular， the intensive one。 The description of the destruction that intensive farming causes on rivers and soils， whatever we are talking of chickens， pigs or cows， should make us think。 There are a huge amount of data to reflect on， two of them has impacted me the most。 Firstly， if we all stopped eating meat and dairy， and switched instead to entirely plant-based diets， we would reduce the amount of land used for farming by 76 percent。 Secondly， that the reduction of greenhouse gases through halving food waste compare to the reduction achieved by switching to a plant-based diet is enormous: 5% versus 80%。But Monbiot not only critizes animal farming， also provide a chapter describing a reasonable alternative beyond plant-based diet: baterian-based diet。 Although plant-based diet is far more responsible than other kind of diets， some number can make us think on the need of the migration to the bacterian based。 For instance， In a typical year， soybeans occupy 36。5 million hectares of the U。S。， an area greater than Italy。 The land required to produce the same amount of protein by growing bacteria is 21，000 hectares: the size of the city of Cleveland， Ohio。 1，700 times less。 Far more data and cases to think about are in this book that should be a must read if you are worried about the environment and the sustainability of the human food system。A link to some quotes from the book， here。 。。。more
Delia
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had to read this for school don’t text
Sarah
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So thought-provoking。 Every chapter was interesting in a different way。 Moves from Monbiot's personal experience， to other thinkers' ideas， to facts we should all know， to assertions that might take a lot of convincing。 But it's a well-made argument， and never boring！Well at least not to me。 So thought-provoking。 Every chapter was interesting in a different way。 Moves from Monbiot's personal experience， to other thinkers' ideas， to facts we should all know， to assertions that might take a lot of convincing。 But it's a well-made argument， and never boring！Well at least not to me。 。。。more
Bethan
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I very much enjoy reading George’s stuff。 I always learn lots and come away with some new ways of thinking about things。
Jack
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"Let’s imagine it was the other way round。"Imagine that the world was currently producing most of its protein and much of its fat from microbes in breweries， occupying， in total， the land area of a small European province， and fed and powered by clean electricity。 Imagine that my evil， anagrammatic twin， Tom Go-Bioregen， wrote a book with the following argument。“I’ve got this great idea。 Let’s shut down the food factories。 Let’s replace the food they make by catching some wild animals — aurochs， "Let’s imagine it was the other way round。"Imagine that the world was currently producing most of its protein and much of its fat from microbes in breweries， occupying， in total， the land area of a small European province， and fed and powered by clean electricity。 Imagine that my evil， anagrammatic twin， Tom Go-Bioregen， wrote a book with the following argument。“I’ve got this great idea。 Let’s shut down the food factories。 Let’s replace the food they make by catching some wild animals — aurochs， wild boar， jungle fowl， and a woolly ruminant from Mesopotamia would do — modifying them drastically and breeding them in stupendous numbers。 Let’s separate the young from their mothers， castrate them， dock their tails， clip their beaks， teeth， and horns without anesthesia， herd them into barns and cages， subject them to extreme boredom and sensory deprivation for their short， distressing lives， then corral them into giant factories where we stun them， cut their throats， skin， pluck， and hack their bloody flesh into chunks that you， the lucky customer， will want to eat （oh yes you will！）。"I’ve done the sums—we’d need to slaughter only 75 billion animals a year。 Let’s kill the baby aurochs， extract a chemical from the lining of their fourth stomachs and mix it with milk from lactating mothers of the same species， to create a wobbly mass of fat and protein。 We’ll stir in some live bacteria to digest this mass， then let their excrements sit till they go hard and yellow and start to stink。 You’re really going to want this！“Let’s fell the forests， drain the wetlands， seize the wild grasslands， expel the indigenous people， kill the large predators， exclude the wild herbivores， trigger the global collapse of wildlife， climate breakdown， and the destruction of the habitable planet。 Let’s fence most of this land for our captive animals to graze， and plant the rest with crops to make them fat。 Let’s spray the crops with biocidal toxins and minerals that’ll leach into the soil and water。 Let’s divert the rivers and drain the aquifers。 Let’s pour billions of tons of shit into the sea。 Let’s trigger repeated plagues， transmitted to humans by the animals we’ve captured， and destroy the efficacy of our most important medicines。“Sure， it will trash everything after a while， but think of the fun we’ll have。 Come on， you know you want this。”I hope you would run this scoundrel out of town。" 。。。more
Luigi Benetton
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The best part of this fascinating， comprehensive exploration is the solutions societies might consider to reverse the damage done。 Monbiot covers a LOT of territory， all of it worth reading。
Kevin Morgan
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A remarkable compendium of ideas to save the ecosystem and thus us。This is a book that had me thinking。 I like to think about ways to reduce the impact of our food systems on environmental degradation。 Highly recommended。 Let's do it。 A remarkable compendium of ideas to save the ecosystem and thus us。This is a book that had me thinking。 I like to think about ways to reduce the impact of our food systems on environmental degradation。 Highly recommended。 Let's do it。 。。。more
Estelle Rambier
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I was gripped by this book， for a wide array of reasons。 It is a powerful read。 It’s also a tough read if you care about humanity and social justice。 This author stands out with his enthusiasm radiating through solid content。 He manages to expose hard facts with scientific rigidity， together with drive and emotion。 I often see authors failing in the earlier or the later， where for example， emotions would be in， but scientific reasoning would lack behind。I found it refreshing， witty， and funny at I was gripped by this book， for a wide array of reasons。 It is a powerful read。 It’s also a tough read if you care about humanity and social justice。 This author stands out with his enthusiasm radiating through solid content。 He manages to expose hard facts with scientific rigidity， together with drive and emotion。 I often see authors failing in the earlier or the later， where for example， emotions would be in， but scientific reasoning would lack behind。I found it refreshing， witty， and funny at times， with the right balance between pragmatism and vision。 To me， he managed to convey a powerful message while making a difficult and important issue a pleasure to read。I did miss a chapter about high-tech indoor farms。 As I understand it， this solution checks numerous boxes in terms of sustainability and scalability， though it was ignored all-in by the author。 。。。more
Jayson Campeau
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George Monbiot gives much more than an impassioned speech against eating animals; he provides argument after argument for farm free food。 He gets into the dirty nitty gritty of what matters most， soil。 He argues for genetic manipulation of bacteria that is found in soil to create more space on this planet for the animals and to return some balance to the countless ecosystems that are failing due to human intervention。 He justifies his apparent hypocrisy in that he is for interfering with nature George Monbiot gives much more than an impassioned speech against eating animals; he provides argument after argument for farm free food。 He gets into the dirty nitty gritty of what matters most， soil。 He argues for genetic manipulation of bacteria that is found in soil to create more space on this planet for the animals and to return some balance to the countless ecosystems that are failing due to human intervention。 He justifies his apparent hypocrisy in that he is for interfering with nature when it is not for profit。 His points are easily understood and well supported， even for a non science mind such as mine。 He gives us "food for thought"。 。。。more
Stan Bland
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This book will not be going in the cupboard， it is going to be kept handy for re-reading sections and as point of reference。
Crystal
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I keep accidentally returning books on my Libby app。 I will have to attempt my abandoned books at a later time
Joe Downie
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Another agenda-setting book from Monbiot， this time on farming and the potential of synthetic foods to change the way we use land。 It's obviously rattled a lot of cages， but just as Feral really kick-started the popular discourse about rewilding， this could have a similar effect for food and farming。 He's right to point out the current system is a colossally inefficient and irrational way to use land and feed ourselves， and brave to flesh out a radical alternative （no pun intended）。 Another agenda-setting book from Monbiot， this time on farming and the potential of synthetic foods to change the way we use land。 It's obviously rattled a lot of cages， but just as Feral really kick-started the popular discourse about rewilding， this could have a similar effect for food and farming。 He's right to point out the current system is a colossally inefficient and irrational way to use land and feed ourselves， and brave to flesh out a radical alternative （no pun intended）。 。。。more
Jackie
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Love Monbiot's brain， don't love his writing。 He has a pretty tight thesis statement， but wanders off of it， especially at the start。 Love Monbiot's brain， don't love his writing。 He has a pretty tight thesis statement， but wanders off of it， especially at the start。 。。。more
Simon P
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What impressed me about this book， and what makes it particularly effective and informative， is that it focuses almost exclusively on the science。 By sidestepping the moral and ethical sermonising and sticking to the practical and statistically supported facts， George Monbiot manages to create a compelling case for change and describe a credible path forward。 In such a short book he touches on many topics each of which is worthy of further study to do them justice， but as a introduction to this What impressed me about this book， and what makes it particularly effective and informative， is that it focuses almost exclusively on the science。 By sidestepping the moral and ethical sermonising and sticking to the practical and statistically supported facts， George Monbiot manages to create a compelling case for change and describe a credible path forward。 In such a short book he touches on many topics each of which is worthy of further study to do them justice， but as a introduction to this complex and emotionally charged subject， I have not found anything as clear-eyed and convincing as Regenisis by George Monbiot。 。。。more
Leslie
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Full of information and evidence and the careful thought and logic， powered by passion， that one expects from George Monbiot。 I must admit that this book left me feeling rather overwhelmed--the problems are so massive and the solutions so big and the forces arrayed against changes in farming and food production/distribution so powerful， that it's hard to know what a single individual， who isn't a farmer， can do， really。 But this is an important and motivating book that should be read by everyone Full of information and evidence and the careful thought and logic， powered by passion， that one expects from George Monbiot。 I must admit that this book left me feeling rather overwhelmed--the problems are so massive and the solutions so big and the forces arrayed against changes in farming and food production/distribution so powerful， that it's hard to know what a single individual， who isn't a farmer， can do， really。 But this is an important and motivating book that should be read by everyone who works in agriculture， in food production or distribution， in nutrition， in public policy affecting any of these， in environmental work， in social justice work--anyone who grows or eats food， really。 。。。more
Weldon Penner
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Had to really persevere to get through this book。 Lots of great information and ideas。 The first chapter on soil was great but it bogged down after that。 I can't wait for milk/cheese from bacteria factories！ Had to really persevere to get through this book。 Lots of great information and ideas。 The first chapter on soil was great but it bogged down after that。 I can't wait for milk/cheese from bacteria factories！ 。。。more
Keen Reader
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3。5 Stars！“Plants speak in chemical languages that only the microbes to whom they wish to talk can understand。 The language changes from place to place and time to time， depending on what the plant needs。”Neo-liberalism， last stage capitalism， rich screwing over the poor， call it what you will， it is everywhere and right now it is destroying the world。 And （whisper it）…those largely responsible for most of it don’t really care…if you think world leaders and corporations are just going to suddenl 3。5 Stars！“Plants speak in chemical languages that only the microbes to whom they wish to talk can understand。 The language changes from place to place and time to time， depending on what the plant needs。”Neo-liberalism， last stage capitalism， rich screwing over the poor， call it what you will， it is everywhere and right now it is destroying the world。 And （whisper it）…those largely responsible for most of it don’t really care…if you think world leaders and corporations are just going to suddenly stop thinking about themselves and then magically reverse their instinctual behaviour and start helping to save the planet rather than destroy it then you are living in la la land。 They are guided by profit motive and private enrichment not moral or ethical behaviour…（steps down from high horse）。“Every year the world’s governments spend between $500 billion and $600 billion on farm subsidies。 By comparison， the rich world’s long-standing promise to spend $100 billion a year helping poorer nations to curtail and survive climate chaos has yet to be fulfilled。”And of course the vast majority of these subsidies end up in the pockets of the already wealthy， from oligarchs， landed gentry and billionaires etc。“We grant farming an uncontested political space offered to no their profession。 When farm lobbyists erect a ‘No Trespassing’ sign in front of their sector， insisting it’s no business of ours…Bucolic nostalgia shuts down our moral imagination， unstrings our critical faculties， stops us from asking urgent and difficult questions…we cannot afford this indulgence。”“The crops used for fuel could feed almost half the people who are chronically hungry。”Although this book is based largely upon British farming and politics， it can be widely applied to most of the world。 We learn of one farm in the Welsh borders， it’s alarming sewage discharge was not regarded as an environmental catastrophe by the Environmental Agency， due to the lack of so called， “fish kill”。 As someone put it， “Of course there’s no fish kill， there were no more fish left to kill。” The agency did nothing， but then later two whistle blowers contacted Monbiot to tell him that they were instructed not to enforce the law against dairy farms。 The government insisting that they adopt “a voluntary approach。”“The Wye is being turned from a rich and complex ecosystem into a filthy gutter。”In 2021 the Guardian used a Freedom of Information laws to find just how many cases of farm pollution the EA had prosecuted。 It had investigated 243 incidents， since 2018， it had sent just 14 warning letters， no further action， fines given or subsidies withheld。 In fact the regulators budgets have been cut so hard that on average a farm can expect a pollution inspection once every 263 years。“The nation with the world’s greatest hunger for land is New Zealand。 If everybody ate the average New Zealander’s diet， which contains plenty of free-range lamb and beef， another planet almost the size of Earth would be needed to sustain us。”Farming remains the biggest polluter of British， Irish and NZ waterways。 “Farming is the world’s greatest cause of habitat destruction， the greatest cause of the global loss of wildlife and the greatest cause of the global extinction crisis。” Over 75% of the world’s soy is fed to farm animals， so ironically it sometimes happens that you will be eating more soy in your chicken than in tofu。 At one point he does a brilliant take down of the smug， cosy idea that we should all be eating what our gran’s were eating， which had me laughing。This opens up with much talk of the Rhizosphere （influenced by root secretion）， drilosphere （influenced by earthworm secretions）， myrmecosphere （centred upon ants nests）， genome mining this isn’t exactly easy-going， light-hearted reading。 We learn that there is no soil ecology， institute anywhere on Earth， and that soil is composed of structures within structures within structures。Unlike most of Monbiot’s more recent output， this is often incredibly dense， and you can find yourself really hacking through some of these sections， seeking out the respite of a paragraph or chapter clearing， but it is worth sticking with and Monbiot eventually delivers， even if he is fond of taking the scenic route。 。。。more
Andrei
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Ilmselt üks viimase aasta olulisemaid populaarteaduslikke raamatuid。 The Guardiani ajakirjanik võtab ette hoomamatute mõõtudega väljakutse: inimkonna toidutootmise ühes selle erinevate ökoloogiliste， eetiliste， tervislike， sotsiaalmajanduslike， poliitiliste ja tehnoloogiliste dimensioonidega。 Üllataval moel suudab ta vaatamata röögatule infohulgale püsida klaarina ilma karjuvalt vägivaldsete lihtsustusteta， ligipääsetava ja loogilisena ka vajalikke teaduskraade mitteomavale lugejale。 Põimuvad is Ilmselt üks viimase aasta olulisemaid populaarteaduslikke raamatuid。 The Guardiani ajakirjanik võtab ette hoomamatute mõõtudega väljakutse: inimkonna toidutootmise ühes selle erinevate ökoloogiliste， eetiliste， tervislike， sotsiaalmajanduslike， poliitiliste ja tehnoloogiliste dimensioonidega。 Üllataval moel suudab ta vaatamata röögatule infohulgale püsida klaarina ilma karjuvalt vägivaldsete lihtsustusteta， ligipääsetava ja loogilisena ka vajalikke teaduskraade mitteomavale lugejale。 Põimuvad isiklik poeetiline mõtisklus üheainsa inimese suhtest toiduga ja globaalsed süsteemiteoreetilised kirjeldused。 Kaalutud on kõiksugu võimalikke argumente ja vastuargumente， valikuid ja katsetusi， praktikaid ja stsenaariumeid， kuid üks koorub siit igal juhul üheselt: liha söömisel puudub tulevik。 5/5 。。。more
David Chew
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RegeneisisGeorge MonbiotSummary:• Soil: there needs to be a greater understanding of the biology of soil。 We need to know how to keep it rich and fertile so that we change our present relationship with it。 We should stop over-farming and over-grazing and stop adding nitrogen and fertiliser• Agriculture: whether we grow crops or rear livestock， our use of the land as agricultural is unsustainable to feed the human population on the planet。 We currently allow the large multinational agricultural i RegeneisisGeorge MonbiotSummary:• Soil: there needs to be a greater understanding of the biology of soil。 We need to know how to keep it rich and fertile so that we change our present relationship with it。 We should stop over-farming and over-grazing and stop adding nitrogen and fertiliser• Agriculture: whether we grow crops or rear livestock， our use of the land as agricultural is unsustainable to feed the human population on the planet。 We currently allow the large multinational agricultural industries to reap profits from a Global Standard Diet and a Global Standard Farm• The greatest threat to the planet at the moment is agricultural sprawl。 This includes the seemingly innocuous industry of free range since this simply is a less efficient way of rearing livestock in terms of land use• Subsidies: governments throughout the world subsidise farming。 If they did not， it would be uneconomic。 Some of the biggest pay outs in the EU are to farmers to maintain land primed for agriculture （even when nothing is produced from that land）• Crops: we currently use crops which need renewal annually: we need to develop perennial crop farming which would harm the soil less and reduce the consumption of fertilisers and nitrogen• Bacteria: we need to develop bacterial proteins to grow new types of food• Diversification: we need to diversify our food consumption and therefore production， moving away from the Global Standard Diet which is reliant on Global Standard Farming。 Trying to get the whole world to eat the same thing （whatever that is） will lead to implosion 。。。more
tpg0
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as a recommendation for sustainable food production？ Regénesis by Carlos Fresneda is a great recommendation for those looking to learn about sustainable food production practices。 The book explores various topics surrounding global food production， such as the current issues and challenges faced， as well as discussing potential solutions to ensure the health and sustainability of the planet。 Fresneda highlights the importance of considering the environmental impact of our current food production systems and how to change them to be more sustainable。 The book delves into various ways to achieve sustainable agriculture， including the use of regenerative agriculture， plant-based diets， and reducing food waste。 Overall， Regénesis is a thought-provoking and informative read that encourages readers to think about the impact of their food choices and how they can contribute to a more sustainable future。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinion， but I can provide information about the book for you。 'Regénesis。 Alimentar al Mundo sin Devorar el Planeta' is a book written in Spanish by Santiago L。 Puissegur and published in 2019。 The book talks about the challenges of feeding the world's population while not damaging the environment， the biodiversity， the climate， and the natural resources。 The book also proposes regenerative agriculture and food systems as a solution to this challenge。 It covers topics such as soil health， biodiversity， circular economy， plant-based diets， food waste， and the role of businesses and governments in shaping sustainable food systems。 Overall， 'Regénesis。 Alimentar al Mundo sin Devorar el Planeta' is recommended for readers interested in sustainability， agriculture， and food systems。
tpg2
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