Years ago, I had a country house built in 1840. My wife made a vegetable garden behind the barn, perhaps inspired by her mother who had one three times the size a few miles away. If you're working a garden, there is no need to go to a gym. A few hours with a shovel is informative.
Life used to be extraordinarily hard for people. That pig you raised, fed from your farm, could be all that stood between you and life and death over the winter.
There is some argument as to when human's way of living became unsustainable. Was it the advent of agriculture, no longer living as hunter-gatherers? Was it the advent of iron, when human and animal power could plow a field? Certainly, if not these, the advent of machines powered by fossil fuels pushed us over the edge of sustainability.
I never thought of myself as a revolutionary, but you are correct. At this point, nothing short of a revolution will do. Big changes are happening whether we want them or not.
I, and at least five or six other people could easily survive on what I produce. Possibly 50 people could do that. But I like the finer things in life also. I don’t have any dry red wine grapes, I don’t have any dairy goats currently showing of goat cheese. It would be rather bland after six months.
Very informative, thanks. I often dream of doing this but know the limits practically speaking. What if you farmed and included a few animal sources of protein, such as backyard hens (for eggs and occasional meat) and sheep for milk/cheese? I’m curious about your thoughts!
Sure, not enough to live on, but I see two positives of growing your own food. You know what you are planting, and you do not have to use any pesticides or herbicides. If your efforts were multiplied by ten, would that have made a difference? I am talking about a large community effort for a large community garden. I have no experience in this area, but I am curious about growing your own Thanks for the article.
What do people make of the likes of Robin Greenfield, who has claimed to have grown or wild crafted all his own food for a year or more at a time? (In Central Florida, in his case.)
Years ago, I had a country house built in 1840. My wife made a vegetable garden behind the barn, perhaps inspired by her mother who had one three times the size a few miles away. If you're working a garden, there is no need to go to a gym. A few hours with a shovel is informative.
Life used to be extraordinarily hard for people. That pig you raised, fed from your farm, could be all that stood between you and life and death over the winter.
There is some argument as to when human's way of living became unsustainable. Was it the advent of agriculture, no longer living as hunter-gatherers? Was it the advent of iron, when human and animal power could plow a field? Certainly, if not these, the advent of machines powered by fossil fuels pushed us over the edge of sustainability.
I never thought of myself as a revolutionary, but you are correct. At this point, nothing short of a revolution will do. Big changes are happening whether we want them or not.
I, and at least five or six other people could easily survive on what I produce. Possibly 50 people could do that. But I like the finer things in life also. I don’t have any dry red wine grapes, I don’t have any dairy goats currently showing of goat cheese. It would be rather bland after six months.
Very informative, thanks. I often dream of doing this but know the limits practically speaking. What if you farmed and included a few animal sources of protein, such as backyard hens (for eggs and occasional meat) and sheep for milk/cheese? I’m curious about your thoughts!
Sure, not enough to live on, but I see two positives of growing your own food. You know what you are planting, and you do not have to use any pesticides or herbicides. If your efforts were multiplied by ten, would that have made a difference? I am talking about a large community effort for a large community garden. I have no experience in this area, but I am curious about growing your own Thanks for the article.
What do people make of the likes of Robin Greenfield, who has claimed to have grown or wild crafted all his own food for a year or more at a time? (In Central Florida, in his case.)