HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Climate@slrpnk.net · 1 month agoI tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossiblewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down18
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkI tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossiblewww.theguardian.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Climate@slrpnk.net · 1 month agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThen you get into herbicides and pesticides, both of which are majority oil. Even organic products use propane to control weeds.
minus-squareSheldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI don’t think they use these two particular things, but different countries have different Standards. If you want to go that route, they also use tractors or other machinery using oil in some capacity.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWhich two particular things? Organic farms use propane because they have to burn the weeds, they can’t do it any other way.
minus-squarejafra@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoPropane isn’t the problem, at least here in germany. I used burning weeds only for some irrelevant cosmetic weed control. But preparing the soil was done with a small 2cycles mortiser.
Then you get into herbicides and pesticides, both of which are majority oil. Even organic products use propane to control weeds.
I don’t think they use these two particular things, but different countries have different Standards. If you want to go that route, they also use tractors or other machinery using oil in some capacity.
Which two particular things? Organic farms use propane because they have to burn the weeds, they can’t do it any other way.
There are other ways, in general.
What other ways?
Propane isn’t the problem, at least here in germany. I used burning weeds only for some irrelevant cosmetic weed control.
But preparing the soil was done with a small 2cycles mortiser.