• kakes@sh.itjust.works
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      Conveniently omitting a lot of factors here. Was going to mention the cost of labour, but that’s barely even scratching the surface of how ignorant this is.

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      They say it takes around 1.5 acres to sustain a person. Farmland rents for around $300 per acre here, so $450 for the year to access the land you need for food. The food itself just kind of grows from that ground and sinks carbon to boot, so that’s cool. A human emits carbon, so that’s not exactly great for the climate, but you’re probably going to do that regardless so we’ll consider that a wash.

      I don’t know when you last tried growing a balanced diet, but I can tell you that growing anything as a crop is quite a way off “just kind of growing itself.”

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      Where did you get your $300/acre/yr figure?

      Maybe if you rented 1000 acres.

      Unless you’re suggesting we collectivise agriculture, then sure.

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          Can you forward me some info on this?

          Contrary to what you may think, I’m down to work my own single acre. Seems like a good way. I already live in rural Canada.

          Land prices are much higher than you indicate around here.

          For example, the smallest and cheapest plot I can find for rent is 60 acres. It’s $40 per and also very difficult to access with no water supply either, hence the low price. So, 2.4k minimum. If I organized a community then we could get something done and we for sure aren’t growing fruits and vegetables. But that’s not what you are describing.