Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity

Re:Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiv... by Ekaros on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:11AM (#37390615)

I always wonder about things like scaling and sustainability with these movements. Do we need to move some labour back to agriculture with changes they want? And were will the pay for those jobs come from? As surely they should be well paid jobs, right? Right?

So what will be the affordability at the end for food in general?

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Re:Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiv... by spiderfarmer on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:16AM (#37390650)

Fruits and vegetables will still be affordable, as long as you don't value your time and are willing to limit yourself to a handful of varieties.

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Re:Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiv... by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @09:45AM (#37391558)

In the 1950s, the average household spent ~30% of after-tax income on food. It's down to ~12%.

Housing costs just went up to capture the excess "savings".

https://www.google.com/search?q=percentage+of+gdp+that+goes+...

The vast majority of people would rather eat crap and buy another toaster they don't need and add another bathroom to their house they'll hardly ever use then spend more money on quality food.

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