TOTAL CALORIES, GAMCOD PLOT: 20,570.5
GAMCOD Plot size: 8ft x 25ft (200sq ft)
Acre Size: 43,560 sq ft
One Acre / GAMCOD Plot = 217.8
Calories expanded to cover a full acre = 20,570.5 * 217.8 = 4,480,254.9
...That seems like a lot, to me. Can someone help correct my calculations?
I can confirm this part. Also it doesn’t seem unreasonable.
The first thing I found with a quick google also gives a bit of orientation, not sure where this blog got their info
Million calories per acre
Wheat: 6.4
Corn: 12.3
Potatoes: 17.8
http://www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Calories_per_acre_for_various_foods/
I guess these are conventional farming practices that deplete soil have huge industrial inputs etc.
on the other hand extrapolating the labor inputs as well as the material inputs for the theoretical 1 ac Hügelkultür raises other questions.
Really interesting conversation, great work gathering all the data!!!
