In this third and final part, we're taking a close look at just the last 100 years of human history. As we're about to see, human civilization, natural landscapes, and our relationship to our food has changed more during this period than at anytime before.
As we'll see, this transition from wild to domesticated foods had far-reaching implications for human diets and the development of human civilization as we know it.
In this three-part blog series, we’ll rewind the clock 7 million years and explore the complex role eating meat has played in shaping our bodies and cultures over the course of human history.
This rapid shift and how little it is discussed today should deeply concern us, because how meat is produced substantially affects nutritional value, animal welfare, environmental impact, and working conditions within our food system.
The lack of beauty and truth in modern agriculture is not a benign side effect of efficient production. In the short term, it represents a design flaw to be overcome. Marketers are tasked with painting over the truth, and laws are passed to limit public visibility into these operations. These techniques have propped up the system so far. But make no mistake, in the long run, the combination of ugliness and deception is the system’s Achilles’ heel.
Since 2018, we've served thousands of customers and we continue to expand our production of pasture raised chickens to meet the local demand. But the truth is, we've still got a LONG way to go before this type of farming becomes the rule, rather than the exception. With this in mind, we've partnered with an incredible team based in Seattle to begin generating more local awareness of regenerative farming practices. This team is called Mt. Joy:
