Comment on This Apple Lie at the grocery store

• AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  By that logic though, imagine how much land we could reclaim for other purposes (including reforestation) if we shifted more existing farmland towards palm oil.

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s not where palms grow.

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    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      True. So reforest the land instead.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      so we’ve gotten a shitton better at aero- and hydroponics. can we grow the right palm tree in a greenhouse yet?

      i’m in the california bay area so palm trees are more of a wealth indicator than a “hey they grow here” thing. but they’re everywhere because people want to signal that they’re wealthy, even if they aren’t.

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      • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That will never be able to compete on price with clear cut rainforest land and trained primates doing the picking.

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