Here we produce a lot of food locally, and for energy we mostly rely on renewables. It’s pretty good, we haven’t been affected as much by the oil and gas prices.
Do you use fertilizer on your locally grown food? Because it’s spring time, and large amounts of fertilizer are also shipped out of the Strait of Hormuz
Where do allotments fit in? Not exactly a farmer but I am growing food. Supplement it with a few sacks of grain and that is plenty to survive. Grain is cheap and even if it goes up 10x in cost it’s still going to be affordable
I just think that people don’t understand how oil is used for everything. Organic farming, plastics, fertilizer, lubricants, the list is endless. It will affect every part of your life, even if you live on the minimum necessary. The only way you aren’t being affected financially is if you live in an uncontacted tribe in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest where even loggers don’t go.
I am aware that some oil is in some way used for pretty much everything. But oil is also not the primary cost for almost anything. So double fuel costs won’t even double the cost of the product.
I would like to say I hope it will encourage people to seek more environmental options, but it happens every single time. Omg petrol is expensive we shouldn’t be so reliant on it. Oh its cheaper again now, lets not bother with those wind turbines because I don’t like the look of them.
Here we produce a lot of food locally, and for energy we mostly rely on renewables. It’s pretty good, we haven’t been affected as much by the oil and gas prices.
Do you use fertilizer on your locally grown food? Because it’s spring time, and large amounts of fertilizer are also shipped out of the Strait of Hormuz
The Gulf produces 20% of the worlds supply of fertilizers. It will have an impact on the global food production if the situation prolongs.
Isn’t it mainly Morocco which does so? They have a lot of phosphate.
Ammonia production which use an enormous amount of energy + also need hydrogen that mostly come from gas.
Are you saying you are a farmer and your equipment is electric?
Where do allotments fit in? Not exactly a farmer but I am growing food. Supplement it with a few sacks of grain and that is plenty to survive. Grain is cheap and even if it goes up 10x in cost it’s still going to be affordable
I just think that people don’t understand how oil is used for everything. Organic farming, plastics, fertilizer, lubricants, the list is endless. It will affect every part of your life, even if you live on the minimum necessary. The only way you aren’t being affected financially is if you live in an uncontacted tribe in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest where even loggers don’t go.
I am aware that some oil is in some way used for pretty much everything. But oil is also not the primary cost for almost anything. So double fuel costs won’t even double the cost of the product.
I would like to say I hope it will encourage people to seek more environmental options, but it happens every single time. Omg petrol is expensive we shouldn’t be so reliant on it. Oh its cheaper again now, lets not bother with those wind turbines because I don’t like the look of them.
What does your agricultural machine run on?
Electricity, we’ve got electric tractors. For electricity charging we got it from solar, wind, water, and nuclear.