By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:39:05 +0000

First off, farmers would still have cows, sheep, pigs, goats, and chickens around. While we wouldn’t be slaughtering them for food, they provide others uses to us. Cows and goats provide milk. Sheep and goats hair can be used to make things. Pigs and cows would be killed to make leather and can provide fertilizer to crops. Chickens of course, provide eggs and their feathers can be used for things. Farmers would have to keep controlled populations to avoid over crowding. The animals may also be killed to feed to other animals such as dogs and what not.
Second off, this could cause major problems with the environment. Crops require certain nutrients that is in soils. After so long of the same crop being planted in the same spot, this could cause s nutrient deficiency and could cause the soil to erode and it would be useless. Even if you switched crops it will eventually happen. You might be saying, well what about fertilizer? Well, it can be used yes, but think about the state this will leave our water supply in. When it rains, fertilizer runs off into the water and this causes problems. Run off destroys habitats and creates what are known as dead zones. These are areas where nothing can grow of survive and as you can imagine the water wouldn’t be something you want to drink. An example of one can be found in The Gulf of Mexico. Going back to the eroded soil, this will cause farmers to move and destroy more habitat. This means less places for wildlife to live.
Third off, veggies and fruits are good for you yes, BUT very few contain enough protein for to survive. The veggies that do have a good source of protien will be expensive. Protien suppliments are always an option, but do you want to have to take a pill everytime you eat? Meat is also more filling than what you can grow. This would mean you would have to eat more to stay full. Also, not every place in the world can support crops and if they don’t have something to trade/sell they are screwed.
Theoretically speaking, we would not have enough food to support ourselves and would be malnorished. We would eventually use up all of the land for crops and soon would end up using the worlds supply of natural resources and would perish. That is if we don’t die soon because we killed off all the insects and animals that we rely on to pollinate the plants because we destroyed their habitat. Also to the veggies I have nothing against you and i respect you for being who you are. But, after taking everything i can think of into account, this is what i think would logically happen.

By: Melody Rickman

Melody Rickman — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:51:12 +0000

LOVE THIS!!!! I must memorize every word in case someone asks. It is such a perfect answer.

By: Lillian Mikowski

Lillian Mikowski — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:23:22 +0000

Thank-you Dr. Will Tuttle this article opened my eyes to a new vision.

By: nikki rood

nikki rood — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:38:41 +0000

great article. it envisions a much kinder and healthier world and creates a sense of hope in the midst of this madness we call civilization. :-) thank you, Dr. Will!

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