Overheard some idiots at my work talking about “overpopulation”, and got me thinking about the subject. My default response to that dumb talking point is “we have enough food to feed everyone in the world and then some, it’s just the fucked up system of distribution (i.e. capitalism) that is to blame”, but I realised I’ve never actually seen any detailed information to back that up. I know that the USA throws away FIFTY PERCENT of its food, Australia throws away a third. But is that amount of food waste enough to feed the world?

It would be good to have some sources to refer people to when they make those shitty arguments.

  • JayTwo [any]
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    4 years ago

    That's why compost piles are awesome.

    What to do with the banana peels? It'll become dirt.

    I forgot about some produce? It'll become dirt.

    I trimmed off more of the onion than I needed to? It'll become dirt.

    Artichokes? It'll become dirt.

      • JayTwo [any]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, it's harder if you have an apartment, with no access to a shared gardening space.

        Some people do worm bins, and use the castings for potted plants, but I wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to deal with that. I wouldn't want to.