todayilearned·c/TodayILearnedbyMaiionPostBot TIL potatoes yield 17.8 million calories per acre, so you could feed a family of four on less than 1/4 acrehttps://www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Calories_per_acre_for_various_foods/Open linkView original on chat.maiion.com63Comments8Reply
Corroded lemmy.dbzer0.comThe article also lists other items on an area per calorie level too which is neat to see. It does remind me a bit of this image. 23Reply
OOisteink feddit.nl4Hide 4 repliesOther factors besides calories per square-whatever-an-acre is, is how much fertiliser, how often does the land need to rest. It does empty the ground of some nutrients. I love them and grew up on a small potato farm.22Reply
Track_Shovel replyslrpnk.netLand should never rest/fallow, especially if it's tilled. All you end up doing is burning off soil organic matter and adding weeds to your seedbank. Rotational cropping is a must, preferably with a legume5Reply
RRyumast3r replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyIf you mix potatoes the only big thing you're missing is protein. Otherwise they have a pretty good mix of every other vitamin. There's pretty much no food that compares.3Reply
ggravitas_deficiency sh.itjust.works2Hide 2 repliesUnless you’re in Ireland in the mid 1800s, that is.10Reply
Track_Shovel replyslrpnk.net1Hide 1 replyHow many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman? None.10Reply
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The article also lists other items on an area per calorie level too which is neat to see.
It does remind me a bit of this image.
Other factors besides calories per square-whatever-an-acre is, is how much fertiliser, how often does the land need to rest.
It does empty the ground of some nutrients. I love them and grew up on a small potato farm.
Land should never rest/fallow, especially if it's tilled. All you end up doing is burning off soil organic matter and adding weeds to your seedbank.
Rotational cropping is a must, preferably with a legume
If you mix potatoes the only big thing you're missing is protein. Otherwise they have a pretty good mix of every other vitamin.
There's pretty much no food that compares.
You could mix that with a protein complete food like lentils
Unless you’re in Ireland in the mid 1800s, that is.
How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman?
None.
Oh that's dark