Technology – our choice
Technology is powerful, but it is our choice – you and me – on how we use it.
The Internet and now Artificial Intelligence are powerful. We can use them to communicate and share information with other humans across the globe, which is good, but in practice, their biggest use is to sell us things we don’t need but can be made to want, creating a society based on greed and profit.
Food technology may be less spectacular but is more important. We have the technology of growing food in abundance, but in practice, it is food that is addictive and makes us crave more, with the result that we end up fat and sick.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe in technology. I was a pioneer of Computer-Aided Engineering and was recognised as one of Australia’s leading innovators, but we must learn to use it so it benefits the community.
I have spent much of my long life – I am 86 – studying how to grow food, not just to produce more, but to grow food that will keep us healthy and, hopefully, lead to a long and enjoyable life. As the saying goes, giving up the pleasures of life does not make us live longer; it just makes it seem longer.
This website shows how. Maybe commercial growers will take note, or maybe they’ll stay focused on profit, but it is really written for the eaters, because we decide what we put in our mouths and drive the process toward healthier food.
It is our choice, and we decide.
But, as I will explain, even if you live in an apartment with no garden, you can still grow the critical food that contains the microbes that control your appetite.
We live in troubled times, full of stress, as we chase economic growth at all costs. Growing food sustainably, as part of a balanced ecosystem, calms the mind and 
reassures us about the future.
Please read on; it may take a bit of effort and won’t satisfy the need for instant gratification, but the long-term rewards are worth it.
