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  • From: Bob Waldrop <bob@bobwaldrop.net>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] space for food self reliance?
  • Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 23:14:27 -0600

You can buy it directly from Ecology Action for $28.50, plus some shipping presumably.

http://www.bountifulgardens.org/One-Circle-How-To-Grow-A-Complete-Diet-in-Less-than-1000-Square-Feet/productinfo/BEA-0370/

I think its worth the investment.

Their selection is rooted in their experience, research, and no doubt also in the likes/dislikes of the researchers. They are located near Santa Cruz in California, so climate's an issue there too. The book talks a lot about the tradeoffs between "nutrient dense" crops and "calorie dense" crops. i.e. Kale is a powerhouse of nutrition, but how much kale would you have to eat to satisfy your calorie needs, lol? More than most of us would be willing to consume.

The book does suggest that advanced gardeners, with "experienced" gardens (several years of compost applications and careful tending) could raise a full vegan diet using these crops in only 1,000 square feet. The 4,000 sq ft estimate is for those with less fertile soil and less experience in growing. They also were using their biointensive cultivation system involving the double digging of garden beds. I have used my book so much the covers have fallen off. I bought it in the early 1990s, and my version includes "slide rules" that you can copy and cut out and use to do the calculations. I used to know how to use a slide rule and in fact owned one. But I wouldn't know what to do with one now, but seeing that in the book reminded me that there are sustainable technologies, like the slide rule, for complex calculations that don't require conflict minerals and etc.

Bob Waldrop, Okie City


On 11/6/2015 1:23 PM, Georg Parlow wrote:
Thank you, Lawrence, for the input and the great pics!

No worries about the lawn - this is why I wrote "..when SHTF we can dig up the
lawn.." because until then we will need the beauty, and the place for kids to play
:-)

Thanx Bob for the except, because all I see on the web is used copies from
$50 up..
But this is a weird suggestion IMHO. Hard to imagine how people are willing
to go without winter squash and beans. And since filberts are included, we
are not just talking annuals here - if so, what about all the fruit and other
nut species?
I personally would not grow wheat, but rather spelt instead. I avoid wheat -
doesn’t always work in our wheat-drenched world, but I do my best.

Georg


Am 06.11.2015 um 18:53 schrieb Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>:

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Bob Waldrop <bob@bobwaldrop.net> wrote:

collards
filberts
alliums
parsley
parsnips
peanuts
potatoes
soybeans
sweet potatoes
sunflowers
turnips

Excellent.

Add cabbage, carrots, celery, parsley, peppers


wheat

AND/OR

barley
rye
oats
corn (for grinding)
rice (see Fukuoka's method for growing upland rice w/o flooding for weed
control)
sesame
millet
quinoa
buckwheat

All are dietary staples you can eat everyday and can be combined with beans,
seeds, potatoes and sweet potatoes and nuts.

Soy can be turned into tofu, miso, natto, miso, tamari (also miso tamari),
sprouts
and cooked, ground and added as protein amendment to other dishes


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Lawrence F. London
lfljvenaura@gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/avantgeared/
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