Follow a family on a journey towards self sufficiency. Is it possible for a suburban family with no gardening background to produce 80% of their own fruit and veg?
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
August 2013 Summary
The vegetable self-sufficiency didn't pick up as much as I would have hoped, but at least we managed to grow a good supply of green leafies.
Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado 1200 0%
Bean 250 0%
Beetroot 515 200 72%
Broccoli 2,410 100%
Basil 20 0%
Bok Choy 590 100%
Capsicum 2,620 0%
Carrot 4,595 0%
Celery 600 0%
Cucumber 765 0%
Chives 20 0%
Corriander 100 100%
Cauliflower 1,160 100%
Cabbage 1,000 0%
Garlic 35 0%
Kale 215 300 42%
Lettuce 1,650 100%
Lentil 400 0%
Leek 500 0%
Onion 2,855 0%
Pea 35 550 6%
Potato 85 1,340 6%
Pumpkin 3,610 0%
Rocket 230 100%
Radish 500 0%
Spring Onion 125 150 45%
Sweet Potato 1,255 0%
Spinach 535 560 49%
Tomato 2,125 0%
Zucchini 775 0%
Total 7,650 26,225 23%
Average 27%
Time 12 person hours
Money $79.00 (excludes water)
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Hi Jason. Have been reading your blog for a while now and love it. But I'm wondering why you have avocado and sweet potato on your list when you are never going to be able to grow them? Trudy
ReplyDeleteGood question. My goal is to reach 80% vegetable self-sufficiency, and I wanted it to be an honest and accurate measure. Thus I must include all vegetables that we consume, regardless of whether we grow them. When I set the goal I did suspect there would be some vegetables that we would not be able to grow or produce enough of. This is why I aimed at 80% not 100%. I do however have plans to grow both avocado and sweet potato as I have heard of people in my climate doing so. The avocado however takes years to establish so I'd better get one planted soon.
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