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The Energy Return on Energy Invested of US Food Production
By Eric Garza, originally published by Aisthetica
September 9, 2013

Eric Garza
Eric Garza resides in Vermont’s Champlain Valley and works in at the nexus of food and energy. He teaches classes and offers workshops and public lectures regionally, and studies the energy flow through small farms to help enhance farm viability.
Tags: energy audits, EROEI, EROEI of food production
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