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> [The purpose of farming is to deprive other species of the land and sequester it for our own use. But by perfecting the art of monoculture, it has become too easy for us to exterminate everything else, leaving no wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/the-purpose-of-farming-is-to-deprive-other-species-of-the-land-and/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

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## More by Tristram Stuart

> [Heartless though it may seem to some, among the least harmful things to eat are sustainably culled wild animals. In the absence of natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/heartless-though-it-may-seem-to-some-among-the-least-harmful-things/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Viewed from a holistic ecological perspective, some meat - such as conscientiously hunted animals - involves less suffering and environmental damage than arable agriculture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/viewed-from-a-holistic-ecological-perspective-some-meat-such-as/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [ We, the people, do have the power to stop \[the\] tragic waste of resources if we regard it as socially unacceptable to waste food. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/we-the-people-do-have-the-power-to-stop-the-tragic-waste-of-resources/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [In the United States, under 3 percent of municipal food waste - so that's the food scraps that goes into people's garbage cans -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/in-the-united-states-under-3-percent-of-municipal-food-waste-so-that/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [The purpose of farming is to deprive other species of the land and sequester it for our own use. But by perfecting the art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/the-purpose-of-farming-is-to-deprive-other-species-of-the-land-and/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Liver, lungs, heads, tails, kidneys, testicles, all of these things which are traditional, delicious and nutritious parts of our gastronomy go to waste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/liver-lungs-heads-tails-kidneys-testicles-all-of-these-things-which/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [When is population going to become an accepted part of the food debate? If it's fine to encourage people to think about halving their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/when-is-population-going-to-become-an-accepted-part-of-the-food/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Of course, I prefer organic farming to chemical-dependent farming, but sometimes absolutist organic prescriptions go too far. I don't even rule out the possibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/of-course-i-prefer-organic-farming-to-chemical-dependent-farming-but/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Once food gets into our fridges, larders and kitchens, ensuring that it gets used up before going off seems like an obvious thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/once-food-gets-into-our-fridges-larders-and-kitchens-ensuring-that-it/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Food redistribution is economically sensible, ecologically pressing, and socially responsible; it is high time food corporations woke up to it and governments started funding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/food-redistribution-is-economically-sensible-ecologically-pressing/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [In Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, the government in a matter of years has put a lot of energy behind recycling food waste as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/in-japan-taiwan-and-south-korea-the-government-in-a-matter-of-years/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [I can perfectly well afford to buy food. 'Freeganism' for me is a protest, demonstrating that much of this food should not be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/i-can-perfectly-well-afford-to-buy-food-freeganism-for-me-is-a/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [Offal and offcuts such as head and feet can be picked up for next to nothing, and eating them helps to avoid waste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/offal-and-offcuts-such-as-head-and-feet-can-be-picked-up-for-next-to/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [According to the 'food waste pyramid,' ensuring that food is eaten by people is the top priority. Failing that, the next best thing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/according-to-the-food-waste-pyramid-ensuring-that-food-is-eaten-by/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

> [The job of uncovering the global food waste scandal started for me when I was 15 years old. I bought some pigs. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristram-stuart/the-job-of-uncovering-the-global-food-waste-scandal-started-for-me/)

[Tristram Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristram-stuart/)

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