posted 11 years ago
Always a problem when typing on a tablet for me, big fingers and all. The proper edit has been made. If it is a greater yield than what you invested it is a surplus, of money, of wheat, of cloves of garlic. How does one assess value to labor and the laborers ROI? An exchange/sale is made. The unit of exchange is dissimilar, unless you're a banker and he loans money at an agreeable (or not) rate.
I don't trade widjets for widgets why would I?
At some point I would determine what would be the ideal yield of garlic for my plot and its ability to produce my needs and hopefully a surplus. It will never be a static production, bugs, weather and other unforeseen anomalies. I want an abundance that provides a variety of things and takes into account anomalies and garlic is just one part of the permaculture picture.
Our inability to change everything should not stop us from changing what we can.