Can Your Raised Vegetable Beds Make You Self Sufficient?
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I wanted to find out if the average person can live from their raised vegetable beds alone. I found this question on Yahoo Answers…
How much space would be required to grow all the fruit and veg you will ever need? This article has the answer: -
http://thesietch.org/mysietch/greenspree/2007/07/17/self-sufficiency/
The conclusion that an average family of four needs around 100 ft x 100 ft plot to be self sufficient.
“So it seems by this simplistic exercise that a maximum of 1/2 an acre should give you everything you need to be self sufficient food wise. Of course, there may be higher yield crops out there and this does not take into consideration mixed gardening which can increase output per acre as some crops can use the same piece of land during different times of year. Nor does it take into account the possibility of using permaculture and greenhouse techniques to boost productivity.”
| Published on October 9th, 2009 | | Posted by admin |