Have you ever wondered what you should grow during a nuclear winter? "Sugar beets and spinach are the frontrunners," according to this study. This is an odd bit of research, but I love it for taking #urbanagriculture seriously. journals.plos.org/ploson…
Here's the peer reviewed research paper on this. 🌴 IYKYK
According to a new study, farming spinach, sugar beets, wheat and carrots in urban and near-urban areas could feed the population of a midsize city in a post-apocalyptic world. Read more in @PLOSONE: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Urban agriculture could sustain about one fifth of a temperate, mid-sized city's population after a global catastrophe, but combining urban and near-urban farming may meet the full food demand. doi.org/g9hqbf