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Look at a crop like lentils though. They require relatively little water, allow for farming practices which mitigate soil erosion and the need for tilling, are
by steve_adams_86 4y ago
Look at a crop like lentils though. They require relatively little water, allow for farming practices which mitigate soil erosion and the need for tilling, are not nutrient-intensive, and they yield an excellent food. Alfalfa seems insane to grow beside such a great crop like lentils.
The only reason we don’t, as far as I can see, is that the demand isn’t there.
- jshen 4y agoMost of that alfalfa is fed to cattle. Meat is extremely wasteful.
- steve_adams_86 4y agoThat’s partially the point I intended but failed to make. We can grow lentils easily, then just eat them! It’s insanely efficient. Feeding crops to cows is bizarrely wasteful when you look at the big picture. Especially once you look at the subsidies that make meat affordable, the water usage we can no longer afford, the pathogens animal agriculture generates, etc. It seems completely untenable from my perspective. Which is strange to consider at times, because I was once a huge proponent of eating meat.