On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:55:46 -0500, Joan Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I keep hearing this same thing: that we need to keep growing grains and > feeding people mainly grains or there's going to be mass starvation. > I'd like to be able to refer to some research that's been done on the > subject. Do you know of any such work, demonstrating at least in theory > that as many people could be as well nourished on the same amount of > land used for fruits, veggies and meat as for grains? I just did a google search on the phrase "calories per acre" alond with the words "grain" and "meat" and got a few interesting results, including this one: http://chemistryandphysics.astate.edu/jpratte/activities/activity8-1.htm -- Robert Kesterson [log in to unmask]