Pofski
@Pofski@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why don't communities build massive gardens for food? That way it would undercut the price of big retail stores. 1 day ago:
I really don’t understand why people are so quick to dismiss community gardens as nothing more than a hobby. There’s actually quite a bit of research showing just how much food you can grow in relatively small spaces.
A 2022 review of 200 studies found that urban agriculture can produce as much, and sometimes considerably more, per square metre than conventional farming. There’s also research from Sheffield showing that urban growing could potentially cover more than half of the city’s fruit and vegetable needs.
And that’s without really getting into what’s possible with greenhouses, hydroponics, vertical growing or simply preserving what you harvest.
Of course you’re not going to replace an entire supermarket with a few vegetable beds, but why is that even the standard we’re using? If a community can grow a meaningful part of its own food and spend less on groceries, isn’t that already a pretty good reason to do it?
I find it strange how quickly people jump from “it can’t solve everything” to “it’s completely pointless.”
Sources:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9540868/
- Comment on Why are games priced in € (EUR) quoted the same as $ (USD)? 4 weeks ago:
Having the choice to pay 100eu or 87eu for something, i doubt a lot of people would say it is the same thing.
- Comment on Why are games priced in € (EUR) quoted the same as $ (USD)? 4 weeks ago:
1 dollar equals 87 euro cents. How is that ridiculously close?
- Comment on Denuvo sues anonymous game cracker ‘voices38’ over alleged DRM circumvention — seeks damages after Anti-Tamper protections bypassed in 26 games 4 weeks ago:
Just a question, but how easy is it nowadays to bypass Denuvo using LLM?
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 7 months ago:
I have no words to explain the levels of disappointment and rage I am feeling at this moment.
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 7 months ago:
How the heck was Stephen Hawking involved??
- Comment on Choose a number, 1-5! 1 year ago:
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- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 year ago:
Installed mint on an older computer I had so my oldest daughter could have a pc for school. She has had zero problems using it.
- Comment on Day 94 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 1 year ago:
Hey, just wanted to say that I really have become accustomed to seeing your daily game pics. I don’t know if you have been told this enough but good on you for sticking to it. Looking forward to seeing another one tomorrow ;)
- Comment on So it begins... 2 years ago:
Someone get him some cherries.
- Comment on Deadpool & Wolverine - Official Trailer (2024) Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman 2 years ago:
I think this might be meaningless but i just wanted to say that i am actually happy for it and i am looking forward to it. I have superhero burnout, but not for this one.
- Comment on It's Party Time: Baldur's Gate 3 is Out Now 3 years ago:
Look, the only thing I can say is that I have no regrets :). What I plan on doing is just waking up an hour or so earlier and having some game time in the morning.
- Comment on It's Party Time: Baldur's Gate 3 is Out Now 3 years ago:
For the first time in years I lost track of time while playing a game. It was 6:15 in the morning when I thought about actually getting some sleep. Kids woke up shortly after that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯