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Almería, Spain's sea of plastic (greenhouses) seen from above. Covering 40000 hectares, it produces around 3.5 million tons of fruits & veggies every year, capable of feeding over 500M people. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Also relies on the exploitation of migrant workers

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/21/europe/spain-migrant-workers-conditions-intl

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Crazy. Why can't we devise a system where everyone has their own assigned time in the year to pick crops in a hothouse to spread out the suffering rather than have an underclass of near slaves live in squalor while native Europeans live cushy lives?

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