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  • From: Brent McMillan <brent@gp.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] How Much Land Does It Take To Become Food Self-Reliant
  • Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 12:44:01 -0400

Dear Permies:

In Collapse by Jared Diamond, one of the smallest societies that has managed to survive over a long period of time is, "Tikopia, a tiny, isolated, tropical island in the Southwest Pacific Ocean..." "With a total area of just 1.8 square miles, it supports 1,200 people, which works out to a population density of 800 people per square mile of farmable land." It has been continuously occupied for almost 3,000 years. With 640 acres per square mile that translates to just 0.8 acres of 'farmable land' per person.

Sincerely:

Brent McMillan, Steward of Woodhaven
Avilla, IN USA




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