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[–] camelbeard 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think most of the things you say are true, but small local farming isn't going to solve world hunger. The bigger a farm gets the more efficient it can operate. The progress we made as a species boils down to how much more efficient we can do stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For sure! Industrial-scale farming has been integral to the population growth of our modern society. It doesn't hurt to alleviate a small amount of pressure from those systems at a local scale in a sustainable way. I mainly just find it fun to grow a few veggies here and there and thought others may be interested. :)

[–] camelbeard 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Absolutely, I planted some tomatoes and very spicy peppers. All of them failed (planted in the wrong month I guess). Definitely a learning experience and definitely something I'll try next summer.

I really hope the plants survive the winter, but I might have to start from seed again