There is less oversight when it comes to pesticide usage within smaller operations. I grew up in that environment so I can tell you from first hand experience that the grandfatherly figure selling you pumpkins on the side of the road is does not shy away from using pesticides, and unlike the big operations he is not very precise with this dosage either.

My grandfather used mercury as a pestiside on seeds. The joke was that it made the hens abit cracy when they ate spillovers on the court yard. So ye ...

Small-scale farming is more resource intensive than farming at scale. (Effects of pesticides are mixed.)

I like small-farm produce. But it's obviously a luxury. If you're concerned about the environment, buying small-scale organic produce is counterproductive.

Maybe what's unsustainable isn't their business model but our way of life, that's all I'm saying, and so far everything points that way

> what's unsustainable isn't their business model but our way of life

What does that actually mean? (I can point to any sociecoonomic problem and solve it by accusing someone's way of life.)

Consuming and producing everything as fast as possible without any consideration for our well being or the future