Cyborg Farmer Blog

Kayce Johnson began crafting her own skin care products at the age of fifteen. She has rather sensitive skin and, like many teenagers, it was freaking out. “My mother was a very good mother and did what everyone did, which was put their child on Proactive and try all of these harsh chemicals.”

Disease and human civilization are a package deal. It’s a natural part of our existence and also a reminder of how short life can be. But over the last fifty years, disease outbreaks like COVID-19, Ebola, and Swine Flu have occurred at an increasing rate. Epidemiologists have linked this increase in outbreaks to industrial agriculture, development, and the deforestation that comes with them.