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> I've seen difference estimates, but you need ~5 acres of land to feed one person for a year with a balanced diet.

Check out “The Market Gardener” by Jean Martin Fortier. The quoted statement is a myth. Farms historically were nowhere near as large as today and we able to provide a balanced diet to those literally on the same block (think “in-fill market gardens”)

parent voisin 4 years ago

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