Can the world feed itself on small farms?
YES! They are actually more efficient than factory farms because more attention is paid to having multiple crops on a smaller area of land. Here is a demonstration plot of corn with a planting of clover between the rows. The clover is great because it will out compete weeds between the rows, it provides habitat for beneficial insects that will combat the corn pests, and after the corn is harvested, the same land is ready for grazing. Whoa! I can raise cows right where I previously had corn? Sure; and all the resulting cow poop will be great for next year’s crop, and you don’t have to shovel it out there.
