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It's not using less land than a small homestead, it's using less labor. A small homestead farming with smaller tools can get far more yield per acre than a huge

It's not using less land than a small homestead, it's using less labor. A small homestead farming with smaller tools can get far more yield per acre than a huge mono-crop farm does.

rwcarlsen 8y ago
And less energy.
- supermatt 8y ago
  according to studies, smaller farms use less energy per head.