/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14272456
Thanks! It's nice to have some support in this sea of programmed division of the people.

First of all, I'm not focused on sustainability, the term just doesn't work for what my goals are, after all, why sustain a degenerated resource?

I know words are words, but implications are important to me. The terms I prefer are regeneration and resilience. I want a system where 1000 years from now the environment will remain intact, or potentially be improved.

Now, will industrial farming techniques have a place in this system is a complicated topic. On one hand, we will always need things like tractors and heavy machinery, and I also believe technology will help get the regenerative agricultural movement off the ground as far as marketing and education goes. I'm not anti technological progress, in fact, I think the regenerative ag movement IS a technological movement, just because we look to the past for answers doesn't mean we don't move forward.

As far as artificial gene manipulation goes, my issues would be that it takes species away from their natural state and role in our natural ecosystem, this could lead to unforeseen problems that we could never predict. We have to accept our shortcomings as creatures that don't know more than we know. As far as breeding goes, I think if more people were farming and therefore feeding smaller communities, we wouldn't need these animals that are only bred for commodified efficiency. I believe we should breed animals for their abilities to perform optimally on pasture and forage instead of industrial feed, who are less dependent on humans, and who have stronger maternal instincts. Essentially a hardier animal, that may grow slower and not be as commercially "efficient" but will have higher quality manure/meat/milk/eggs and behaviors that benefit the environment as a whole.

Thanks again, lemme know if u have any more questions.

>>13814186
False. Both sexes of commercial broilers are equally valued. Because the breed of bird grows so fast, they can reach full size before sexual maturity.

Male commercial egg birds are the ones seen as valueless. Personally I'd raise them and then eat the ones with inferior genetics.

>>13777389
I don't have to defend people eating dogs and cats just like a vegan doesn't have to defend child slavery for crop production.

I'm sorry you're an ornamental, pathetic little neet leeching off your parents instead of getting off your fat ass and doing something for once.

>>13765208
Wtf. This is bullshit. All chickens on hyper intensive egg operations get their beaks blunted because all chickens will attack and eat each other,especially if they aren't given any space. Doesn't matter what color egg they lay.

You'll find just as many pictures of leghorns with blunted beaks as lohmanns.