Row by row - maximize your harvest and feed your soil by developing a
customized plan for your garden
Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own
garden. But for most of us, no matter how plentiful our harvest,
homegrown produce comprises only a fraction of what we eat. And while
many gardening guides will tell you everything you ever wanted to know
about individual crops, few tackle the more involved task of helping you
maximize the percentage of your diet you grow yourself.
Grow a Sustainable Diet will help you develop a comprehensive,
customized garden plan to produce the maximum number of calories and
nutrients from any available space. Avoid arriving in August buried
under a mountain of kale or zucchini (and not much else) by making
thoughtful choices at the planning stage, focusing on dietary staples
and key nutrients. Learn how to calculate:
- Which food and cover crops are best for your specific requirements
- How many seeds and plants of each variety you should sow
- What and when to plant, harvest and replant for maximum yield.
Focusing on permaculture principles, biointensive gardening methods,
getting food to the table with minimum fossil fuel input, and growing
crops that sustain both you and your soil, this complete guide is a
must-read for anyone working toward food self-sufficiency for themselves
or their family.
