| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5050467 | Ecological Economics | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We theoretically demonstrate a successfully designed farm can produce a positive energy-return-on-energy-investment (EROI). ⺠Similar to the ecosystem, we show that actual energy budgets of sustainable agroecological farming operations are tight. ⺠We show that growing a nutritionally balanced diet is possible within a positive EROI sustainable farm operation. ⺠We reveal extreme asymptotes of sustainable farming EROI performance beyond which indicate regions of system failure.
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Authors
J.R. Schramski, Z.J. Rutz, D.K. Gattie, K. Li,