It was really always a question of “what meat will I be having with this meal?” rather than “will I be having meat with this meal?”. This small shift in perspective, in awareness, really cemented the progress I had made.

Today, fewer than 200 cultivated plants contribute in a substantial manner to food production worldwide. Of these 200 food crops, only nine represent 66% of the total agricultural production.

"Long chain distribution patterns" is one of those phrases I read when I’m researching systemic problems about food. My eyes glaze over when I read it too, but we are the individuals creating the system, so let's see how your basket of groceries here really matters.