1 in 3 households in the US grow food

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Fun gardening =/= self sufficiency either. Self sufficiency crops are the boring ones that can keep for a long time like potatoes and squash. I agree with your full time job analysis, unless you can get your family to help too, or you are able to automate all watering.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. I've got dozens of potatoes growing maintenance free in in a few square yards. Next year I aim to do half the yard, even if I don't harvest them. They are big yield for little work. When starving without choice I'd rather eat potatoes than a Rosemary bush. I live half a block from the freshwater of the Detroit River (pros/cons). My neighbour feeds squirrels peanuts, but there are only so many of them around to trap if it comes to that.