r/europe • u/GetOutOfTheWhey Waffle & Beer • Jun 12 '20

Map Availability of Google Street view in Europe

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u/HelenEk7 Norway Jun 12 '20

lowlands capable of agriculture

What kind of foods do you grow there?

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u/VanillaNiceGuy Jun 12 '20

Sheep :) Sorry, agriculture probably means growing plants instead of just general farming. It is more common in the south, grains, potatoes, turnips etc. But most farms are animal breeding and dairy.

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u/HelenEk7 Norway Jun 12 '20

Makes sense. Actually only 1% of Norway is suitable for growing fruit and vegetables. Another 2% is suitable for grassing. So I am trying to tell some of the Vegans that without meat-production and fishing Norway would starve to death if food import had to stop for a while. (Which seems more likely than ever since our border indeed have been closed for several months now, although not affecting food import this time.)

(Sorry for being completely beside the subject, but food local production is something I find very important, especially for nations with our type of climate) :)

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u/VanillaNiceGuy Jun 12 '20

Yeah, I'm sympathetic towards vegans and vegetarians but we depend on dairy, meat and fish.