I did say "all farming apart from his mate, who grows veg"
Lab-grown food is about to destroy farming – and save the planet | George Monbiot
"While arguments rage about plant- versus meat-based diets,
new technologies will soon make them irrelevant. Before long, most of our food will come neither from animals nor plants, but from unicellular life. After 12,000 years of feeding humankind, all farming except fruit and veg production is likely to be replaced by ferming: brewing microbes through precision fermentation.
This means multiplying particular micro-organisms, to produce particular products, in factories"
So, industrial, highly processed food. Obviously huge corporations controlling most of our food supply which is now mostly made up of highly processed synthetic foods is absolutely fine by George, but fucking terrifying to me.
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet.
This is a very positive review, but: "At the other end of the spectrum, Monbiot discusses the high-tech method of microbial fermentation that grows proteins in vats and has a tiny land footprint. Interestingly, he has become less convinced by attempts at growing cultured meat, instead hoping for completely new cuisines. I was left wondering about the nutritional value though. Monbiot seems fixated on the protein this technology can provide and dreams of a farm-free future in which vast tracts of land can be returned to nature. But we live on more than protein alone. Though he mentions that bacteria could produce the vitamins we need thanks to genetic engineering, he does not mention all the other macro- and micronutrients....."
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