As a journeyman gardener, I have really been interested in how to scale up no/low-till, no/low herbicide and pesticide, regenerative soil practices.
From what I have seen so far, I think the market forces (e.g. most food people eat is unconscious, taken for granted, is a total commodity) are a major driver of the status quo.
Why improve your negative externality industrial practices when you can get organic certified, get your product in Amazon Whole Foods, and outcompete more “ethical” growers?
From what I have seen so far, I think the market forces (e.g. most food people eat is unconscious, taken for granted, is a total commodity) are a major driver of the status quo.
Why improve your negative externality industrial practices when you can get organic certified, get your product in Amazon Whole Foods, and outcompete more “ethical” growers?