tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377497904882186501.post4511285472217301241..comments2024-03-22T11:58:02.835-07:00Comments on Garden Earth - Beyond sustainability: It takes more energy to eat than to farmGunnar Rundgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11869055229248959119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377497904882186501.post-80673657644896623252012-07-22T01:43:22.520-07:002012-07-22T01:43:22.520-07:00It is indeed scary, and unsustainable in the long ...It is indeed scary, and unsustainable in the long run. Keep in mind that a lot of it is spent in other places than in production though.Gunnar Rundgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869055229248959119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377497904882186501.post-43323423637294640922012-07-17T20:09:57.520-07:002012-07-17T20:09:57.520-07:00I have heard it widely repeated that every Kcalori...I have heard it widely repeated that every Kcalorie of food we eat consumes 10 kcalories of fossil fuel energy (40,000 joules) to plow plant harvest deliver store etc....the insecticides fertilizer fuel refrigeration electricity etc etc. <br /><br />This is a scarey stat....particularly since I feel that if you gave me seed, fenced cleared land, tools, and a perfect climate, I don't know how to grow enough food for myself let alone my wife and babies. I am dependant on the Kroger feed lotsculptorbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285979194835362997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377497904882186501.post-74157715077915103232011-04-04T22:32:51.086-07:002011-04-04T22:32:51.086-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gunnar Rundgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869055229248959119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377497904882186501.post-63550874856187838602011-04-04T20:51:29.980-07:002011-04-04T20:51:29.980-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com