When I read about the Green Revolution and the Haber–Bosch process, what stands out to me is that they were never designed with Mother Earth — or the wider web of life she holds — in mind. Their main goal was production, efficiency, and profit, not ecological balance or the protection of biodiversity.

While they undeniably increased food availability and supported a rapidly growing human population, they also locked us into systems that extract more than they regenerate. The long-term health of soils, water, ecosystems, and non-human life was largely treated as collateral damage. Regenerative agriculture, agroecology, plant-forward diets, and circular nutrient cycles feel like natural next steps in remembering that we’re not separate from Earth — we are part of her metabolism.

Rather than rejecting these developments outright, I think this invites us to question the values behind our food systems and to move toward approaches that place care, regeneration, and respect for Gaia at the center, not as an afterthought.