Striker@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoVery few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.94Karrow-down188
arrow-up11.85Karrow-down1imageVery few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square251fedilink
minus-squarebaked_tea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·11 months agoMore than leveling the ground, watering it is the main environmental issue
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·11 months agoit’s really not in a large part of the country. In a desert sure. But even there they take measures like using recycled water and not pottable water and such. And of course agriculture makes every other water use pale in comparison.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·11 months agoAgriculture is food. We need food. We don’t really need a way for a bunch of Wall Street bailouts queens to have a social activity.
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agosure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A properly installed drip system,subsurface%2C near the root zone.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoOk good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn’t suddenly good because some farmers suck
More than leveling the ground, watering it is the main environmental issue
it’s really not in a large part of the country. In a desert sure. But even there they take measures like using recycled water and not pottable water and such. And of course agriculture makes every other water use pale in comparison.
Agriculture is food. We need food. We don’t really need a way for a bunch of Wall Street bailouts queens to have a social activity.
sure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A properly installed drip system,subsurface%2C near the root zone.
Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn’t suddenly good because some farmers suck