http://www.off-grid.net/2007/11/16/self-sufficient-veg-whats-achievable/ Solar power, wind power, water power, inverters, free stuff, Solar panels, Wind turbines, Hydro power, Biomass, Microgeneration, Fuel Cells, Environment, Rainwater, Resilience, Survival, Bushcraft, affordable homes, eco-Architecture, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:20:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.off-grid.net/2007/11/16/self-sufficient-veg-whats-achievable/#comment-188790 Fran Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:23:56 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2007/11/16/self-sufficient-veg-whats-achievable/#comment-188790 To expand on the above comment and help provide more info, there's a fantastic book out there called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898150736?ie=UTF8&tag=offgrid-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0898150736" rel="nofollow">How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=offgrid-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0898150736" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by John Jeavons. Yields can be incredibly high if you don't plant in rows (rather, in geometric bundles) and plant different crops at different times in the growing year in the same spot. To expand on the above comment and help provide more info, there’s a fantastic book out there called How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons. Yields can be incredibly high if you don’t plant in rows (rather, in geometric bundles) and plant different crops at different times in the growing year in the same spot.

]]> http://www.off-grid.net/2007/11/16/self-sufficient-veg-whats-achievable/#comment-188709 self sufficient life » How much land can feed a family? Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:03:04 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2007/11/16/self-sufficient-veg-whats-achievable/#comment-188709 [...] The bottom line of the article is that about a quarter of an acre, which is roughly 1000 square meters, can provide most of the vegetable needs for a family of four. Agric says that only about half of that area is needed to be self-sufficient, which sounds realistic, because you can pant different crops on the same patch of land at different times of the year. [...] [...] The bottom line of the article is that about a quarter of an acre, which is roughly 1000 square meters, can provide most of the vegetable needs for a family of four. Agric says that only about half of that area is needed to be self-sufficient, which sounds realistic, because you can pant different crops on the same patch of land at different times of the year. [...]

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