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Not all food is equal. Most of the acre (~4k m²) is needed for high energy crops like wheat or rice. It's pretty efficient to transport those into the cities. T
by legulere 11y ago
Not all food is equal. Most of the acre (~4k m²) is needed for high energy crops like wheat or rice. It's pretty efficient to transport those into the cities. They can be stored pretty long and are pretty robust for transport. They're also pretty low price. Vegetables and berries are way more interesting as they're the opposite of all those factors.
- minthd 11y agoWhat's wrong with growing vegetables and berries outside of cities in greenhouses?
- zanny 11y agoThey store shorter and lose a lot more nutrition in transit. They are more expensive to harvest but are more caloric dense in a given area. Its why raspberries are like 5 dollars a pound but bananas are 50 cents. One has a much longer shelf life.
- minthd 11y agoBut driving from the outskirts of a city to the inside, is just a 1 hour journey.