FOOTPRINT CALCULATION FOR
THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

FOOD
All cleared lands rushed into cultivation as gardens:
.75 + .75 + .5 + .5 +.5 = 3.0 FOOD
Everyone helped hunt, fish & gather food: 1.0 FOOD
Net across the lagoon used to harvest fish: 1.0 FOOD
5.0 Food produced - 5.0 Food consumed = 0 Food left over

WATER
Normal rainfall year
26.5 Forest circles produce about 8.5 WATER
About 9 Scrub circles produce about 1.5 WATER
10 Seagrass circles produce .5 WATER
10.5 Water produced - 5.0 Water consumed = 5.5 Water extra
No water was stored

FUEL and CARBON DIOXIDE
18 Forest circles scavenged for 3 Wood FUEL units
Coal Seam mined for 1 Coal FUEL unit
Oil Seep mined for 1 Oil FUEL unit
5.0 Fuel units produced - 5.0 Fuel units consumed =
5 Carbon Dioxide units ("Carbons") produced

26.5 Forest circles absorb about 4.25 CARBONS
9 Scrub circles absorb about .75 CARBON
10 Seagrass circles absorb about .25 CARBON
3 Garden circles absorb less than .25 CARBON
4.25 + .75 + .25 = 5.25 Carbon Dioxide units absorbed
5 Carbons produced - 5.25 absorbed = no net increase in greenhouse gases

Bottom line:
Everyone got enough food and water
Everyone kept warm in the winter
No disruption to the weather
Footprint size (total) - about 4.5 circles
Footprint size (individual) - .9 circle

go on to Year Two