06-16-2016, 01:05 PM
(06-13-2016, 08:34 PM)Sovereign Nation Wrote: I have been gardening for 5 years now and I haven't needed a tractor.
Seriously, if anyone thinks not being able to get a tractor is a reason why gardening is feasible should just stop.
The only reason to need to grow up to 100 acres of food is for the production of it, if you are just growing your own food you can get by with less than 1 quarter acre.
Here are some videos to check out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DMylpQqVKI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKNuoYCdue4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKNuoYCdue4
It is easier than you think, but there is still work involved. A lot of what I learned was from trial an error.
I don't have chickens, but I do know someone who does. They don't grow garlic and tomatoes, but I do. We trade for what we don't have, I give 2 buckets of tomatoes and 1 bag of garlic for 2 dozen eggs. I have plenty of tomatoes and garlic left over. I do still go to the grocery store but I spend roughly $30-$40 a month instead of $100-$200 a month.
First of all you don't raise all the food you eat.
Second, many people don't have access to any land at all. The population of New York City is over 8 million. Even if each person could grow all the food they need on 1/4 acre (which is not true) then that would require 2 million acres of land.
I grow a garden. I think everyone should have a garden. But I know that it will never work for everyone to try and grow all the food they need.
