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It's good to produce some of your own food, but the bulk (say 80%) of your Calories SHOULD come from industrial agriculture, because it requires two orders of magnitude less labour per Calorie. Anything else leads back to serfdom, because (and I don't say this often) Marx was substantially correct when he said that the form of production strongly determines the structure of social relations. Pastoralist fantasy is best left to the Far Right.
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@publius@mastodon.sdf.org @SusiArnott@mastodon.green @GeofCox@climatejustice.social @junesim63@mstdn.social Recognizing that there is likely to be substantial disruption to human food supply chains in the near future isn't "pastoralist fantasy", it's basic situational awareness! While growing more of our own food isn't an option available to everyone, it's a good idea for those who are in a position to rent or buy a small plot (it's very cheap to rent an allotment here in the UK!), or those who already have large enough gardens for a vegetable patch.
