‘Farming good, factory bad’, we think. When it comes to the global food crisis, it isn't so simple | George Monbiot

The solution is not more fields but better, more compact, cruelty-free and pollution-free factoriesNo issue is more important, and none so shrouded in myth and wishful thinking. The way we feed ourselves is the key determinant of whether we survive this century, as no other sector is as damaging . Yet we can scarcely begin to discuss it objectively, thanks to the power of comforting illusions.Food has the extraordinary property of turning even the most progressive people into reactionaries. Peop