Comments on: 60,000lbs of Organic Food Per Acre! https://offgridworld.com/60000lbs-of-organic-food-per-acre/ Off Grid Living: Power Your Independence Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Could we grow all our food locally? – Sean Opinionated https://offgridworld.com/60000lbs-of-organic-food-per-acre/#comment-77959 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:50:56 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=811#comment-77959 […] 60,000lbs of Organic Food Per Acre!, Off Grid World (2019) […]

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]]> By: Tina https://offgridworld.com/60000lbs-of-organic-food-per-acre/#comment-10763 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 23:59:22 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=811#comment-10763 To back up what another comment said, I live in Canada and we only have 3 months of summer to grow fruit and veggies. Winter is too harsh to grow even the most cold-weather-tolerant food except in a greenhouse (which must be heated, using up money).

However my goal is to provide at least 75% of my produce for at least one month, which is certainly attainable.

Really, we are at the mercy of the elements here, but if you live in a place where year-round growing is possible, go for it!!!

]]> By: K.M. Perru https://offgridworld.com/60000lbs-of-organic-food-per-acre/#comment-6368 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:42:01 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=811#comment-6368 This is a great post detailing what they are doing over at pathtofreedom.com ‘s urban homestead project. However, it’s a bit of a stretch to propose their methods as a “this could be done way bigger” challenge. It’s an excellent ideal to strive for but several pitfalls include:

They’ve been doing this for over 25 years. That’s a lot of trial and error and a lot of sweat equity they’ve build up in order to have the success they do. It’s impractical to think that this type of intensive gardening could be scaled and expected to perform similarly without years of adjustment and many many more man hours. According to the harvest records they provide on their website most years fall under the 6,000 lbs produce.

Pasadena, CA also boasts annual low temps that usually stay above 45 degrees Fahrenheit making it an ideal environment to grow a large selection of edibles year round. Very few places in the U.S. have a year-round growing season. This impacts the ability to get multiple harvests and continued growth in the garden. Midwestern and Northern States are lucky to even be able to grow half of the edible plant species that thrive in Southern California.

The massive community surrounding and supporting this homestead project combined with years of learning, active participation in many high efficiency gardening methods, and of course that year round growing weather have made it into a shining beacon of what hard work and community can achieve in urban homesteading.

All in all it was an informative post and I eagerly jumped over to their website to research further. Still, it would be nice if you backed up your opinions.

“So all this stuff you hear from the “experts” about needing a minimum of 2 acres per family to produce enough food to live off grid is basically BULL$#!+”

Saying the numbers don’t lie and then using the numbers ineffectively in equations all while disdaining the “experts” rather than quoting them or pointing to examples is ineffective and spreads poor information. At the very least you should be specific in stating that this plan obviously wouldn’t work without years of effort and a very precise climate.

—K.M.Perry

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