2026-05-19 06:45 UTC
@Tatjna@moo.nz @chopsstephens@mastodon.nzoss.nz a lot of the world is going to experience what Sri Lanka did a few years back when they decided to stop importing fertiliser cold turkey. Hint: it did not go well and they restarted importing fertiliser.
Which is a great shame because organic fertilisers can be returned to: just not cold turkey.
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@Tatjna@moo.nz 2026-05-19 09:15
@kudra@aus.social We basically bought ourselves 3ish years by doing it this year but I think the future (for us at least) is likely to be destocking by about half, utilising fallow and cover crops, and bringing in a mob of cattle once or twice a year to eat and poop. Which we can do because we're small and not reliant on intensive production for our livelihood. Not sure how those who are will cope.