Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds

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• Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No mention at all of growing your own anywhere in the article, which is quite disappointing, particularly as it was focused on rural households which are more likely to have suitable gardens.

  A patchwork of households all growing and sharing food can go a long way in filling nutritional gaps.

  But where’s the profit in that I guess?

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  • Calfpupa@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How many can that sustain per acre?

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    • Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      To begin with, it takes three acres of land for the industrial food system to feed the average American for a year, compared to maybe 5% of that area—or even much less—to feed a person for a year on a balanced diet of garden vegetables.

      unsustainablemagazine.com/home-gardens-vs-farms-e…

      Written by a professor of botany justgrowityourself.com/about/about-david-fisher/

      I have a tiny plot, far smaller than most rural gardens, and currently have growing: peas, beans, nasturtiums, lettuce, beetroot, spring onions, garlic, brown onions, chard, broccoli, kale, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley, fennel, apples, chives, nettles, dandelions, bay, marjoram, and fenugreek. All are edible, even if some are deemed weeds or just flowers by most. You’d be surprised how much can be packed into a small area!

      Don’t take my comment to mean I think it’s the solution to food desserts, but it’s certainly part of it. Obviously in winter it’s pretty useless, but for most of the year it can go a long way in helping. Not to mention the mental health benefits for individuals playing outside and the environmental benefits for communities increasing biodiversity.

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  • doopen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    youtu.be/B8rq-2wDVI4

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    • Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m a communist, you idiot!

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