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Are Urban Farms WORSE for the Environment?
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Is there an article version for the argument?
Not that I know of. He’s summarizing and critiquing some research that was done recently. Here’s an article about the research but the video does raise some caveats so take it with a grain of salt: https://theconversation.com/urban-agriculture-isnt-as-climate-friendly-as-it-seems-but-these-best-practices-can-transform-gardens-and-city-farms-221537
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Raised beds, fertilizer, hoses, etc all have a larger carbon foot print compared to the amount of food grown on the home scale. I'm sure a quick search would find one, it was a fairly recent study.
I read the paper before seeing this video post. Maybe not what you're looking for but here's my TLDR takeaways from the publication: