Rozlif

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So your data set shows 76% used for animals and 4% for industry. That's very similar to the figures I referred to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's lots of other sources. do you have a counter source?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

do you have a reference for this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Straight out not the case. lots of animals are on farmable land. Also animals eat lots of our crops eg 80% of the worlds soy. Here's one (of many possible ones) reference stating that we would only need 25% of the current agricultural land if the world went vegan. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/28/if-everyone-were-vegan-only-a-quarter-of-current-farmland-would-be-needed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

To be honest I'm not sure. The increase I have seen has been across all ethnicitys, mostly younger people though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

It absolutely could. Not with the current diet but if there was a shift to less meat then we could substantially reduce the amount of land used in food production.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Oddly enough I've had more people I'm interested in not want kids than do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah, you're right it's a different thing to doing it in cities, cooking is important. In my experience, I have lots of vegan rural friends however that's due to my social circle and isn't representive. In the uk apparently we are on 4.7% vegan now (1567% increase in 10 years) its become noticeably more over the last few years but probably not to the same level as cities.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

vegan here who grew up on farms. Just because you don't know them doesn't mean they aren't common.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I honestly believe that he was pro brexit and used his position as the lowest rated politician st that time so that left leaning people would vote against him rather than the policy. Even if that wasn't his intention (I believe it was) It was what happened.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

It does matter. In the uk being vegan is a protected trait and they have a legal obligation to not force you to change your morals. unlike what others have said vegetarian isn't a protected trait and gets less protection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

na not last night. that was fucking incredible!

 

This impacts on your mental health positively by caring for something and you get to appreciate how you connect with your food.

Studies have shown kids that get involved in growing their food have incresed intelligence and test scores and they are more likely to eat their veg if they have grown it.

Growing your own food can be done in small areas with pots or vertical options such as netting or grow towers ect.

Growing your own food is becoming increasingly important with the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis. Now is a good time to learn some skills!

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