Simply Natural Organic Farm. Taranaki Farm : Beyond Organic, Grass Fed & Pasture Raised. Scottrbe. There's No Tomorrow (Video) Permaculture Research Institute. Amount of land per person? (intentional community / city repair / ecovillage forum at permies) The question of acres per person is useful and important as a research topic, but I think total self-sufficiency makes a better learning exercise than a lifestyle.
Both of the growers commented on the popular topic: "Gardening isn't really "growing all your own food" if high-calorie foods still need to be imported (like grains and oils). " High-calorie foods must yield different rates of calories per acre (and per input) than produce. The hog acreage is helpful, but if we are trying to draw conclusions about acres to support a person, we might want the perspective of a grain or rape-seed farmer to represent the real majority of human-food calories worldwide. Tubers are a popular indigenous substitute for these commodities, and the video and comments are rich with those options. I think it's also worth considering the energy invested per person, or per calorie.
A lot of the high-calorie foods can be stored for long periods, either fresh or dried. -Erica. Local Harvest / A food relocalisation project from the Ethical Consumer Group. The Eco-Transformation of our Home. Civil Eats & Blog Archive & Young Farmers Sprouting Up Across the Nation. In an attempt to explain what seems to be the seed of a cosmic shift in how farming is practiced and portrayed in America, I offer you my story: I’m 26 years old, and after a three year stint working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and navigating the concrete jungle, I needed out. I was interested in much more than a career change. My mind, my body, my immune system, my belief system, my soul, my skin, and my fingertips—every piece of me began aching to evacuate the city immediately. Without any major physical ailments or health concerns to speak of, my ill feelings inspired me to reexamine what I, as a human being, truly needed to get by. Exposed to organics, local farmers, and the flourishing Brooklyn farm-to-table restaurant scene, I had gotten a taste of what was possible and there was no turning back.
Finally there came a point in time (about a year ago to the day) when I refused to continue going along for the ride. Greening the Desert. Sustainable Food Lab Home.