Study: Carbon Footprint of Homegrown, Organic Food 6 Times Greater Than Mass Farming

[PoS]

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows

A new study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

www.sciencedaily.com

There you have it folks, the climate cult wants you to grow your own food to "save" the planet, but it actually makes it worse, because according to their logic they believe CO2 is evil.

You cant make this up.

 

[Grand Mal]

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows

A new study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

www.sciencedaily.com

There you have it folks, the climate cult wants you to grow your own food to "save" the planet,

Bullshit.

but it actually makes it worse, because according to their logic they believe CO2 is evil.

How much food do you think is grown in 'urban farms'? Are you really attacking people who grow lettuce and tomatoes in their back yards? Gawd you guys just keep redefining the words 'petty' and 'childish'.

You cant make this up.

Sure can't. Nobody could believe that adults could be this small-minded.

 

[Sven Karma]

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows

A new study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

www.sciencedaily.com

There you have it folks, the climate cult wants you to grow your own food to "save" the planet, but it actually makes it worse, because according to their logic they believe CO2 is evil.

You cant make this up.

Unsurprisingly, that article is rather more nuanced than you're suggesting; it's not so much the food growing itself (tomatoes are good) as the infrastructure being used for it:

"Most of the climate impacts at urban farms are driven by the materials used to construct them -- the infrastructure," Goldstein said. "These farms typically only operate for a few years or a decade, so the greenhouse gases used to produce those materials are not used effectively.

 

[Lovebug]

Bullshit.

How much food do you think is grown in 'urban farms'? Are you really attacking people who grow lettuce and tomatoes in their back yards? Gawd you guys just keep redefining the words 'petty' and 'childish'.

Sure can't. Nobody could believe that adults could be this small-minded.

Mea culpa. I even grow organic stuff indoors.

 

[dmpi]

A a gardener myself I know this is true. I can often buy vegetables cheaper than I can grow them myself. However home-grow taste quit a bit better. That's why I do it.

 

[Grand Mal]

A a gardener myself I know this is true. I can often buy vegetables cheaper than I can grow them myself. However home-grow taste quit a bit better. That's why I do it.

Tomatoes are the prime example. Commercial-grown varieties aren't chosen because they're the best tasting, they're grown because they all ripen together and can be mechanically harvested and ship well. The variety I grow, oxheart, require attention to keep them off the ground and ripen one at a time (I'm still picking them and I'll have lots of green ones still to pickle in the next week or so) and they split easily but they taste great and the splits don't matter if you're canning them.

 

[MamboDervish]

Unsurprisingly, that article is rather more nuanced than you're suggesting; it's not so much the food growing itself (tomatoes are good) as the infrastructure being used for it:

"Most of the climate impacts at urban farms are driven by the materials used to construct them -- the infrastructure," Goldstein said. "These farms typically only operate for a few years or a decade, so the greenhouse gases used to produce those materials are not used effectively.

Which means that the longer they operate, the smaller and more efficient a carbon footprint they produce ....

.... just as one would expect.

 

[Lord of Planar]

A a gardener myself I know this is true. I can often buy vegetables cheaper than I can grow them myself. However home-grow taste quit a bit better. That's why I do it.

Especially tomatoes.

Tomatoes from the store are so bland its ridiculous.

 

[Lovebug]

Which means that the longer they operate, the smaller and more efficient a carbon footprint they produce ....

.... just as one would expect.

Plus, commercial growers need material as well. They don't start with nothing.

 

[eman623]

Agree that homegrown is not as carbon efficient as mass produced. OTOH, there's a fig tree in my backyard that produces amazing fruit. They are almost the size of baseballs and are just to die for.

Once you've tested them, the stuff you buy in the stores barely qualifies as figs.

 

[Lovebug]

Agree that homegrown is not as carbon efficient as mass produced. OTOH, there's a fig tree in my backyard that produces amazing fruit. They are almost the size of baseballs and are just to die for.

Once you've tested them, the stuff you buy in the stores barely qualifies as figs.

We have 3. Yum

 

[Lord of Planar]

I do not really care what my carbon footprint is for foods I grow.

But the people whining about CO2 are hypocrites if they blow it off.

 

[Grand Mal]

I do not really care what my carbon footprint is for foods I grow.

But the people whining about CO2 are hypocrites if they blow it off.

Ohferchristsakes.
If you're willing to whine about the carbon footprint in a backyard garden there's just no limit, is there. You'll conjure up a petty complaint about every damned thing.
Lettuce and tomatoes fer gawds sake. What's wrong with you?

 

[PoS]

Bullshit.

LMAO so admit that you think any science is bullshit. Thanks for showing us the real you.

Unsurprisingly, that article is rather more nuanced than you're suggesting; it's not so much the food growing itself (tomatoes are good) as the infrastructure being used for it:

"Most of the climate impacts at urban farms are driven by the materials used to construct them -- the infrastructure," Goldstein said. "These farms typically only operate for a few years or a decade, so the greenhouse gases used to produce those materials are not used effectively.

Doesnt matter, its the results that counts.

 

[Volunteer]

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows

A new study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

www.sciencedaily.com

There you have it folks, the climate cult wants you to grow your own food to "save" the planet, but it actually makes it worse, because according to their logic they believe CO2 is evil.

You cant make this up.

This is silly. The more neighborhoods that grow vegetables, the better. Fewer trucks hauling them from California, Texas, and Florida to New York.

 

[PoS]

This is silly. The more neighborhoods that grow vegetables, the better. Fewer trucks hauling them from California, Texas, and Florida to New York.

Then youre adding more CO2 in the atmosphere. Congrats, you want the earth to be destroyed according to your apocalyptic beliefs.

 

[Lovebug]

This is silly. The more neighborhoods that grow vegetables, the better. Fewer trucks hauling them from California, Texas, and Florida to New York.

What's your neighborhood look like?

 

[CLAX1911]

Bullshit.

That's fair but why?

How much food do you think is grown in 'urban farms'?

Statistically nothing

Are you really attacking people who grow lettuce and tomatoes in their back yards?

No hobbies are great and I've tried my hand up growing things up I'm not that good at it. However I've never tasted anything quite as good as a strawberry I grew myself

Gawd you guys just keep redefining the words 'petty' and 'childish'.

Well I don't think it's against anyone's hobby it's shitting on the idea that somehow people doing their own farming is going to be more efficient than doing it on a industrial scale. It was the industry wouldn't be in business.

Sure can't. Nobody could believe that adults could be this small-minded.

I noticed you insult people a lot why? When you Use the word Petty or childish and then you turn around and and some people were stating something you disagree with thanks quite a hypocritical.

I'm not interested in insults or justifications for them I'm interested in why you disagree with what was stated. I don't care if somebody's hobby does produce more carbon I don't think that's going to end the world.

So if this is your hobby more power to you I wish I could do it.

But what's wrong with what was said?