On: Can We Grow More Food on Less Land?

[analog31]

I've read that in colonial times, people simply let pigs loose in the woods, then hunted them down later on when they were fattened up.

[geekagirl → analog31]

People still do that but it’s generally not a good idea for many reasons. Feral hogs destroy crops, are dangerous to people, and eat foods that native species rely on to survive. In colonial times, it made a lot of sense to do that, but not so much now.

https://mdc.mo.gov/wildlife/nuisance-problem-species/invasiv...

[lyime → analog31]

This won’t give you predictable yields. Though a combination of that idea and automation could work.