Healthy pastures are good for the ecosystem. They can reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, increase plant diversity and provide high quality wildlife habitat
- How Are Agriculture and the Environment Connected? Agriculture and the environment work hand in hand together, in a mutual relationship. Some ways we see this are with the agricultural pastures reducing erosion, increasing plant diversity, and improving water quality. These are all important not just for agricultural reasons but for the environment and survival of some other plants and animals that rely on this kind of region. A place we can see this in the British Isles is in the Scottish culinary traditions. They have an emphasis on preservation, not working the land dry, but rather keeping watch on their food consumption amount and being aware, as a way to protect the land they are raising their agriculture on to protect it.