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Effective nutrient cycling - cow

Is sustainable agriculture the answer to South Africa’s rising population? 82 million mouths to feed by 2035

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Sustainability’s core principles are ensuring economic viability, environmental health, and societal comfort. What we need is sustainable food security in order to prepare for the projected rise in population.

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The law of the minimum

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In order to gain anything from the law of the minimum, it is imperative that we know what the least available resource is.

Being food conscious

A consciousness of where our food comes from

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Wendell Berry said: “A significant part of the pleasure of eating is in one’s accurate consciousness of the lives and the world from which the food comes.” I wonder how often we think about the journey which our food has taken to get to our plates.

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