zendonium t1_j260fgh wrote
Have you previously grown vegetables? Many people (me included) thought it would be easy. It's very hard work for little returns. To make sufficient food just to sustain your home you'll need a couple of acres and possibly chickens. Buying seeds / compost etc is much more expensive than just buying vegetables from the store. This will be even more the case when AI makes big farming more efficient.
Imnot_your_buddy_guy t1_j262v6d wrote
I haven’t thought that far ahead. I just think hydroponic freight farms are neat because they take up less space and need less water and grow rather quickly and can be grown year round. They don’t need compost just water, plant food fluid, and electricity. Hopefully, solar panels will be more efficient soon, so I wouldn’t need to depend on a grid.
piedamon t1_j2693n9 wrote
Is the plant food fluid something you can also make on your own? I don’t know what it is our where it comes from, but that seems like a potential hitch in the self-sustainability plan if it needs to be imported from a processing facility somewhere
Smellz_Of_Elderberry t1_j26r1im wrote
Plant food fluid? You would need to acquire that via the grid. It's far more self sustaining to plant in soil, in a nature mimicking garden. If you set it up properly it can be self fertilizing, with animals and insects revitalizing the soil.
Also, post singularity u can expect mini fusion reactors.
vt75r t1_j26zda0 wrote
Potatoes. They just grow and keep multiplying.
Mooblegum t1_j274abm wrote
You mean farming is actually a tough job, reaaallyyy
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