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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Likely technically possible. Loops back to expense and capitalism.

OTOH, someone with the cash to fund it could actually have cruelty free chocolate. 5x the current price is likely viable, but 100x seems unlikely.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Replying to myself.

Article about growing chocolate in homes/greenhouses.

https://practicalselfreliance.com/grow-chocolate-tree-indoors/

This might be doable as a co-op.

Edit: they got about 5 beans from one plant.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_bean

To produce 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of chocolate, around 300 to 600 cocoa beans are processed.

20 to 120 trees per kilogram of chocolate.

Note this is not the same as a finished candy bar or baking chocolate.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I think we have found a use for all of those old empty office buildings