Mini-Farming
"One mini-farmer working 40-45 hours per week can produce enough food for 24 people on about 3/4 of an acre."
Think about these numbers: How much pre-tax money do 24 people have to earn to buy food for a week? How many hours would 24 people have to work to earn that money, costing how many commute hours?
Don't panic, go organic
<-------This back yard produced the following crops only 6 years after it was mere dirt, concrete and grass. On 1/10 acre = 4.360 square feet.
Yields in pounds from May 7 to November 11, 2001
More information on this garden, see
http://www.verdant.net/food.htm
"One mini-farmer working 40-45 hours per week can produce enough food for 24 people on about 3/4 of an acre."
Think about these numbers: How much pre-tax money do 24 people have to earn to buy food for a week? How many hours would 24 people have to work to earn that money, costing how many commute hours?
Don't panic, go organic
<-------This back yard produced the following crops only 6 years after it was mere dirt, concrete and grass. On 1/10 acre = 4.360 square feet.
Yields in pounds from May 7 to November 11, 2001
| Peas 70 (lbs) | Strawberries 19 | Squash Summer | Corn(ears )313 |
| Beans 157 | Mixed Berries 21 | -yellow 21 | Tomatoes 533 |
| Peppers 145 | Cucumbers 48 | -green 49 | Onions 57 |
| Peaches 505 | Plums 33 | Squash Winter- | Salad Mix 92 |
| Figs 16 | Pumpkins 60 | spaghetti 94 | Sunchokes 24 |
http://www.verdant.net/food.htm
