I remember when using averages on the internet would incite all kinds of derision and that median was better indicator. I guess it all depends on what you are trying t prove with statistics.
Calories matter because every last one of us needs about 1 million of them each year. They certainly aren’t the only thing we need; we also need vitamins and minerals, fats and protein. But if we don’t have those 1 million calories, other needs fade into the background. There’s not much point in talking about phytonutrients if people are starving.
Calories matter because every last one of us needs about 1 million of them each year. They certainly aren’t the only thing we need; we also need vitamins and minerals, fats and protein. But if we don’t have those 1 million calories, other needs fade into the background. There’s not much point in talking about phytonutrients if people are starving.
All of the anthropology books that I've read seem to use calories as a base measurement of what would support a society or civilization, so I thought it would be a good metric to start with. And corn is very high in calorie density/area, so it would put a limit on what can be done. I'm not an agronomist, but I doubt you can increase caloric density by an order of magnitude, what were you thinking? I also could be off on my numbers...I'm using wolframalpha and google for the numbers
1 acre of potato = 1.173e6 calories/acre which is less than corn.
Fuel costs averaged $24 per acre for corn grown in central Illinois. @192 bushels/acre, that is enough to provide a 2,000kcal diet to five people for one year. The wtc had 230acres of floor space and so could provide enough calories to sustain 1,200 people. You would need 1,700 wtc complexes to feed nyc.
I remember being passed by a Jaguar driving between Phoenix and Tucson in the mid 90's. It had the license plate Jarvik 7. I've always fantasized about a brush with fame.
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I remember when using averages on the internet would incite all kinds of derision and that median was better indicator. I guess it all depends on what you are trying t prove with statistics.
No, Yummly
Urban farms are a supplement to traditional rural farms, not a replacement.
That is like growing the sprinkles on a cake, all show and no substance.
Calories matter because every last one of us needs about 1 million of them each year. They certainly aren’t the only thing we need; we also need vitamins and minerals, fats and protein. But if we don’t have those 1 million calories, other needs fade into the background. There’s not much point in talking about phytonutrients if people are starving.
corn
I'm a (former) CPU engineer :) The science is here has mostly dropped to cargo cult level. It's the same with many other subjects.
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I remember when people freaked out when /. started having user IDs and logins.
Calories matter because every last one of us needs about 1 million of them each year. They certainly aren’t the only thing we need; we also need vitamins and minerals, fats and protein. But if we don’t have those 1 million calories, other needs fade into the background. There’s not much point in talking about phytonutrients if people are starving.
In the calorie department, corn is king.
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Regardless of profitability, you can't even get the nutritional density to feed very many people.
You must answer 1) first. If no, it's not worth spend time on 2 and 3 until you fix it.
1 acre of potato = 1.173e6 calories/acre which is less than corn.
The wtc complex had 230acres of floor space. /3 it could feed 76 families.
Hybrid inbred mountain cows
less focused on consumer stuff
What will people spend their money on?
Should Marlborough apologize for people's lung cancer?
With a 100% corn diet, you'd need ~1,000 WTCs worth of floor space to grown enough calories for Manhattan.
What are you talking about? Food comes from juiceros.
Fuel costs averaged $24 per acre for corn grown in central Illinois. @192 bushels/acre, that is enough to provide a 2,000kcal diet to five people for one year. The wtc had 230acres of floor space and so could provide enough calories to sustain 1,200 people. You would need 1,700 wtc complexes to feed nyc.
high-value crops != high-calorie crops
Richmond has a median income over $100k/year.
Fast food vs real food. Sorry about the link.
I remember being passed by a Jaguar driving between Phoenix and Tucson in the mid 90's. It had the license plate Jarvik 7. I've always fantasized about a brush with fame.
Unless you eat about 15kg of tomatoes per day, you are going to starve to death without corn, wheat or soybeans.
It's not even states, it's cities. NYC has more people than 6 states combined.
Dividing up