Sustainable Agriculture and Diet
Sustainable agriculture is good for the environment as well as for us. Sustainable agriculture refers to practices that optimally utilize resources to provide the best quality agricultural products. There are numerous ways in which agriculture can be considered sustainable. Taking advantage of the unique characteristics of local resources is … Keep Reading → one of the hallmarks of sustainable agriculture. Planting crops that are native to an area often means that they will be more resilient and grow with fewer complications. Additionally these local crops often require less fertilizer and pesticides and are believed to be healthier for us to eat. Consistently employing these practices helps to keep land viable for longer periods of time. This allows more high quality food to be produced locally. If these practices are used, particularly in areas where food production is limited, there will be greater access to higher quality food in more places. That has to be a good thing.
