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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JTweedie" data-source="post: 1414521" data-attributes="member: 8075">I enjoyed this programme too, but whether we have the will to change our practices can anything like what was proposed actually work?I've read the comments about whether this could feed our growing population.  I agree that over-population is of concern, but the way we live is unsustainable, especially when you look at all the waste we produce.  Manufacturers have a lot to blame for putting too much packaging around products, for example do we really need apples that have been pre-wrapped?There was one comment within the programme that struck me: in the small-holdings in Wales, the guy said they're producing enough food per acre to feed 10 people.  She responded to this by saying her current farming methods only produce enough food per acre for half this - does this give some indication that these new farming methods could support a rising population?</blockquote>