I’ve said all along that to feed 10 billion people by 2050, self-sufficiency gardens will need to provide about 50% of our food supply. But what about the other half? According to my expert analysis, 25% would come from Local Food sources, with New Industrial...
Now suppose you’ve had success with a starter garden (producing enough food to consume a balanced diet for at least one full day, and probably for longer) and want to expand it the following year. You may or may not have an eventual goal of a garden productive enough...
So let’s say you’ve been reading my Substack posts and have decided that you want to start up a self-sufficiency garden, and could use a little guidance. Or maybe you’ve already been growing your own vegetables for some time but aren’t sure how what you do differs...
A few weeks ago I posted an article on how Michael Pollan, the long-time famous writer in favor of all food things natural and regenerative, was ostensibly at odds with best-selling author Michael Grunwald. He holds that Pollan’s approach is less environmentally...
I was recently (Feb 12) interviewed on the podcast One Bite Is Everything (OBIE) to discuss my concept of a self-sufficiency gardening food system. It was entitled, “Is a Parallel Food System Possible?” I liked that. Although I’ve often referred to it as an...
