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If you could introduce a few obscure/minor laws to your country, which ones would you choose that would make the most positive or interesting impact? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i'd probably pick

cartoon tv series can't have more than 3 seasons
avocados should have most subsidies of any food
electron apps are now illegal
normal tv series can't have more than 5 seasons
protruding doorsteps are now illegal

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

That's a fair point: the source's location is not the only factor at play. I'm not familiar with your climate/environment, but i assume the native people have/had a diet tailored to their local environment, and that those greenhouses are meant to produce a capitalist "illusion" of abundance of varied/foreign crops. I'm curious if you have resources on that topic.

Also, from a more technical perspective, it's quite possible to heat greenhouses in an eco-friendly manner. The productions you're talking about are likely non-organic and not based on permaculture techniques. There are probably permaculture approaches to cultivating in the cold climates (though i'm unaware of them), but even using "conventional" (read "capitalist") techniques, producing compost from plant or animal (eg. human) waste is a good heat-generating process.

So while your study holds true, the balance in favor of imported goods is likely due to the types of foods consumed and to the industrial techniques used by industry and not due to the distance crossed by the goods itself. Do you agree with this interpretation?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

We had a video a while ago on /c/solarpunk of someone growing citrus fruits in the middle of winter in the northern US in such an greenhouse heated with low-grade ground heat.

So it is definitly possible, but probably doesn't scale very well.

The real issue is that you can't expect to eat fresh produce in the middle of winter if you live in Canada. Food preservation for consumption in Winter is a well developed and scaleable technology.

Edit: https://lemmy.ml/post/56369 and specifically this video.