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We only did that for staples, because we have ways to easily mechanically harvest huge quantities of them. We went from a man with a scythe harvesting an acre of wheat per day, to a man with a combine with a 45 foot header harvesting 600 a
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>My argument would be that gardening has a very low barrier to entry: literally any one can (and should) have a garden. However, the top skill cap on gardening is very high and does take time to achieve It really isn't. Gardening i
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People have grown all those vegetables in summers with several 40+ degree heat waves since the 1930s at least. Most of the issues people are having are due to decreased moisture, which is because of soil destruction. Living soil holds mas
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It is much more forgiving if you have the space to plant in the ground. The much higher thermal mass and lower surface area of the ground means the roots are able to stay in a cool medium through much hotter weather, keeping the plant cool
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>due to the fact that weeds are either non existent (floating raft systems) or way easier to deal with (bio media beds) compared to gardening in soil Gardening in soil also has essentially no weeds to deal with. The problem is most peop
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>They have no land and one of the largest agricultural producers in the world. That's a bit of a misconception. Most people get the impression from the headlines that they produce a lot of food, but that is not really the case. T
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>They get everything they need from it Except carbon which they get from the air. >the taste is identical Identical to what? Strawberries grown in boron deficient soil taste worse than strawberries grown in soil with adequate boron.