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What fraction of the energy costs that go into food production are involved in its transport? Urban areas are valuable. People in cities have less environmenta
by danielweber 11y ago
What fraction of the energy costs that go into food production are involved in its transport?
Urban areas are valuable. People in cities have less environmental impact than people spread out. The people displaced by an urban farm don't disappear -- they either stay out of the city or go to another city.
- rosser 11y agoWith some very quick searching, I'm seeing a few references suggesting an average of between 10-15%, and an average distance of some 1500 miles from farm to plate. In actuality, those probably vary widely, though.