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Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
- floydnoel 2y agoreading about industrial farming like this makes me absolutely sick. is it time for people to start growing their own food again?
- hulitu 2y ago> is it time for people to start growing their own food again? I bet they will love to. They are too close to the mighty US of A, though. /s
- gus_massa 2y agoYou use approximately 100W, that's like a solar power of 0.1m^2(11sqft). But plant's have a 1% of efficiency, and they only work during the day, so you need like 20m^2(220sqft), assuming ideal conditions, no fungus or pests, ... So you need a big garden for everyone, or if the plan is to buy an apartment and remove the ceiling (or cultivate in the roof), you need like 2 "farm" rooms per person. A related what if from xkcd: "Green Cow" https://what-if.xkcd.com/17/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/17/