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From the survival of civilization scale, most of "almonds, pistachios, walnuts, raisins, olives, plums and table grapes" are probably luxury items that we can i
by netsharc 2y ago
From the survival of civilization scale, most of "almonds, pistachios, walnuts, raisins, olives, plums and table grapes" are probably luxury items that we can ill afford.
Sure it's a balancing act between "save the planet!" and "save the economy!". Guess who's winning so far?
- AStonesThrow 2y agoStrange because you are naming staples that are concentrated sources of nutrition and energy that can indeed ensure survival, and components of “trail mix” for this very reason. Certainly if you wanna supplant them with other crops that support something other than European style cuisine, go for it, but if you propose to take away nuts, olives, and grapes then you may be a racist or bigot, and we’d sooner die than change in that regard. Fact: a major component of the Ukrainian conflict is that nation's ability to supply wheat products to the rest of Europe. I believe that a certain philosophical viewpoint was raised by some sci-fi authors, to the effect that wheat and other staple crops are the most intelligent sentience on Earth, because they successfully domesticated human beings, who give them all the best land, water, and doting TLC to become fruitful and multiply.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago> Fact: a major component of the Ukrainian conflict is that nation's ability to supply wheat products to the rest of Europe. This situation came with the territory. By contrast, California's agriculture is 100% dependent on massive hydroengineering projects.
- AngryData 2y agoWe can afford them, it costs maybe 5% more to grow them other places. We just don't anymore because that is 5% someone can skim off the top because they don't have to pay for environmental destruction and other downstream effects.