22 Billion Slaves?
Here are some interesting facts I picked up from the piece.
1.The energy supply we currently depend on from fossil fuels is the equivalent of 22 billion slaves working around the clock. My, are we privileged!
2.The average age of farmers in the UK is 60.
3.We are losing the technology needed to farm manually (as opposed to using mechanized tractors, bailers and such).
4.Plowing the soil destroys it by killing the living things within it that sustain its fertility. Mechanized farming has accelerated this process.
5.Permaculture gardening in a wooded area can produce enough food for 10 people in just one acre, more than with modern farming methods. Also, it requires small amounts of work.
6.Cereal farming will not be sustainable. But it can be replaced with nuts, such as hazelnuts, which are nutritionally similar to rice.
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