VeganPizza69 ⓋM to veganEnglish • 1 month agoThe Use of Animals in The Growing of Vegetables and Animal-Free Alternatives to Vegetable Growingveganfta.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkThe Use of Animals in The Growing of Vegetables and Animal-Free Alternatives to Vegetable Growingveganfta.comVeganPizza69 ⓋM to veganEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoJust fyi: about 50% of crops use synthetic fertilizer. Animal waste is not a requirement. This article discusses the chemical discoveries that lead to the ability to synthesize fertilizer: https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-people-does-synthetic-fertilizer-feed Spoiler alert: it doesn’t come from dinosaurs** tl;dr - Haber-Bosch process
minus-square@MothmanDelorianlinkEnglish1•1 month agoYou might want to look into how much obtainable phosphorous is left because it’s running low. We might not have other options
Just fyi: about 50% of crops use synthetic fertilizer. Animal waste is not a requirement. This article discusses the chemical discoveries that lead to the ability to synthesize fertilizer: https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-people-does-synthetic-fertilizer-feed
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t come from dinosaurs**
tl;dr - Haber-Bosch process
You might want to look into how much obtainable phosphorous is left because it’s running low. We might not have other options
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