Comment on The energy transition is starting to feed itself
eleitl@lemmy.zip 3 days agoDecoupling isn’t real if you look at the global compartment. That’s the reason you have to look at the whole planet rather than formerly industrialized countries, who’ve outsourced everything energy-intensive to Asia and elsewhere.
As to individual scale, it depends on how much pain you can stand. I heat with locally sourced firewood, though there’s also gas for hot water and the rest of the house. I DIY net electricity demand (currently 2 kWp, will be 4 kWp this month). Food calories are just not an option, though we garden a little, and have a small greenhouse for the veggies/herbs.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
Food calories are an interesting one, I generally go with grow expensive buy cheap products. So grow the rosemary and sage for my salt mix, buy the potatoes. Plus with growing my own herbs its fresher. Even with the dried herbs.