Switching to a vegetarian diet is not the solution to global food sustainability, says Chris Newman, farmer and owner of Sylvanaqua Farms. “People are going to have to eat more meat if they want to feed their families,” Newman says. Sustainability can only be found in the ecosystem in which a particular community exists, and many times that ecosystem will include animals, Newman argues.
Switching to a vegetarian diet is not the solution to global food sustainability, says Chris Newman, farmer and owner of Sylvanaqua Farms. While plants naturally need fewer resources to grow, and produce fewer emissions than animals, most food crops are grown in resource-intensive systems in largely artificial environments. Sustainability can only be found in the ecosystem in which a particular community exists, and many times that ecosystem will include animals, Newman argues.