The case for regenerative agriculture | Angus McIntosh | TEDxJohannesburgSalon
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Angus McIntosh’s life changed beyond recognition after he read The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan’s celebrated book on the personal and global health implications of the food choices we make. The book inspired him to drop everything and leave his life as a stockbroker in London working for Goldman Sachs, to become a regenerative farmer in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town in South Africa. In this enthralling talk, he takes us on a tour de force of how regenerative agriculture produces healthier food, creates more employment, and heals the Earth, in stark contrast to the all round damaging effects of monoculture. In the process, he shows us how his own sense of purpose has been transformed. Angus McIntosh is Farmer Angus, one of only two producers of grass fed, pasture-reared beef in the Western Cape, South Africa. Situated on 126 hectares of irrigated pasture at Spier Wine Estate near Stellenbosch, Farmer Angus applies biodynamic and regenerative agricultural principles and practices in the raising of cattle, pigs, broiler chickens and laying hens, as well as vegetables and wine. Angus runs the only butchery in South Africa that does not add nitrates, gluten and nitrites to the meat. After reading about Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Virginia, USA, in Michael Pollans’ The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Angus decided to become a farmer. He started farming on Spier in December 2008, under the mentorship of Christo Kok. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Loved this ! Came to listen after I heard your podcast interview with Brian Sanders. Thank you for all you do to educate on these very important topics.
Same. I loved the conversation with Brian and came straight here
Angus please continue with your amazing work! I’m so grateful for your example and education of us all. More people need to learn about regenerative ranching and start practicing it locally.
As soon as you started talking about corn, I knew you were going to say something logical. And when you started talking about feeding animals, I knew you were a godsend. Thank you for being here.
Fantastic talk Angus, thank you for your amazing work.
Well done. Really enjoyed it and would live to see Spier in action
God help us! what we have done to these animals is heartbreaking.
Awesome video, thanks.
He never returned to true cost accounting, i.e. most people can't or won't pay the true cost of food. They can't afford the price. Most farmers can't or won't farm regeneratively. Until policy is flipped. e.g. Tax fossil fuels and send checks to families, pay farmers to sequester carbon. So much is possible! Food is the solution.
And corporations never pay the true cost of their exploits. If corn were not subsidized there is no way so much of American farm land would be planted in it. If the true value of ecosystems was appreciated, forests would never be cleared to make way for monoculture crops, wetlands would never be drained for any reason.
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I absolutely love your t-shirt. It's brilliant. Can I have one? 😂💨
Great talk about all that is wrong with modern farming.
Don't understand the TED disclaimer in the description, that these are the personal views of the presenter. Of course they are. Aren't all views like this?
Because his views are not approved.
Industry. They're afraid to be sued. Monsanto and Bayer might come after them for the insults of their wonderful poison Glyphosate.
I walk my dog close to a horse stable often and dogs always wants to eat the horse poo. My friend who has horses said don't let the dog eat the horse poo, because horses are fed so much antibiotics!! even if they don't need it. This was a chocker to me..
Wow, brilliant ! I live in Gauteng. How do I find a regenerative farmer to support/supplier ?
crazy how few views this has
I grow vegetables wthout artificial fertilizers.
Interesting, I see how the animals are necessary for effective and healthy farming. But I don’t understand why it’s necessary to eat those animals? I’m genuinely asking, not bashing this talk
Using animals in agriculture does not mean that you have o eat them.
It doesn't mean you shouldn't either. All things have to die, including us. We can't keep thousands of cows and sheep as pets you know.