How Much to Grow for Self Sufficiency | Food Security and Resilience

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How Much to Grow for Self Sufficency | Food Security and Resilience. I am often asked How much food do I need to grow to be self sufficient? Here is an explanation of how to decide and how to plan to grow enough for food security with some resilience built in to your gardening plans.
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@LizZorab 4 года назад

If you've found value in this video (or even if you've just enjoyed it) please share it with your friends and on social media - many thanks!

@ElinWinblad 4 года назад

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm can you do a video on how to store produce over winter 😃

@FarmerTonto 4 года назад

No faff, straight to the point. It's refreshing to see you have not changed your videos style with all that is going on in the world. Thumbs up for no scaremongering 👍. Keep up the good work.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you. 😃

@LisaLBrown-jh7zr 4 года назад

Love the idea of freezing the green parts of the onions.

@nygardenguru 4 года назад

Dehydrated leeks are perfect for adding to ramen and miso soup

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you for the tip.

@kellykilfeather 3 года назад

I found that when I had a very productive allotment, I ate far more veggies that I would have done prior to having it... when you put all that effort into growing it, you hate wasting it. I’ve now got a much bigger space to grow in this year, and I know I’m overdoing it on the amount of plants, (38 tomato plants, ha ha, and at least double that of kale) but if it’s there, there’s more chance of me cooking with it. And there’s nothing nicer than being able to give a veg box to a friend or neighbour

@LizZorab 3 года назад

I hope it all grows well for you this year - how exciting!

@lynmaunsell4062 4 года назад

One thing I need to improve on is succession planting so that we have an continual even supply to eat

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Lyn, I made a diary for when to plant for a continuous supply, but I'm not very good at keeping to it so I think we'll be 'enjoying' gluts and voids again this year!

@zoestanisstreet8058 2 года назад

love the idea of share growing with neighbours, makes a lot of sense rather than gluts you get more variety.

@LizZorab 2 года назад

It just makes sense when one of you is better at growing something than the other!

@Caprifool 3 года назад

You're so fortunate to have a season of some sort all year round. Living where it potentially is below zero 5-6 months really makes me envious. 😅 I'd love to have a little English allotment.

@HH-fm7bt 4 года назад

I'm so inspired by this, children and young people (especially in schools) need to be taught how to do this. Supermarket food wrapped in plastic is just not best way to eat or live.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

So pleased that you enjoyed this and yes I agree with you about food wrapped in plastic.

@wild-radio7373 4 года назад

Someone told me that rocket is called Arugula in America. That fella with the "grow food for free" book, the video you did with him, is how I found you ♡♡♡ 🤜👍🤛♡♡♡

@lce_Poseidon 4 года назад

i've always wondered if everyone with the space to grow vegetables did grow them then there would be enough food for the whole of the uk

@thisorthat7626 4 года назад

Victory gardens during and after WWII. I believe that we have to educate peoples' palates so they will eat healthy food instead of junk food. I loved buying Brussel sprouts and leeks in the UK when I lived there. Dirt cheap and so tasty. Blessings.

@claireshaw2980 3 года назад

No. The uk hasn't been self sufficient in food since the 18th century. The population then was approx 10million. It's now almost 70million and the amount if growing space we have is a fraction of the size as cities and towns expand. No normal home in an ordinary town has as much space as Liz has here. However 80% of UK homes have a garden * of some sort * but the majority simply don't grow any food in them . If every single garden produced food it would NOT = self sufficiency whatsoever, but it WOULD help enormously. The rates of food poverty in the UK would drop *dramatically* Remember *less* than 20% of the UK population have no garden. If those with gardens and allotments all grew food, the excess ( and there is always excess ) could be given to those who cannot garden as a boost to what they buy.

@samavera7097 4 года назад

Great content as always, such a wonderful nature as always feel like I’m in the garden with you, great presentation, I look forward to your youtube videos, so calming and so informative. Thank-you 🌱🥦🌱

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you Sam, that's very kind of you. I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos. If you'd care to share this video on your social media I would be very grateful. 😃

@kahae9858 4 года назад

Very helpful thank you! Dandelions are another useful plant - a triple purpose crop - the young leaves are great in salads, you can eat the flowers (the bees love them too) and make a nutrient-rich coffee style drink from the roots. I never bother to sow them, they always pop up anyway in early spring, but I make sure to leave a good number to grow on through the summer.

@MattsPlotAllotmentchannel 4 года назад

Great video, this is exactly why we want to move to our Smallholding as soon as this strange period is over stay safe

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hopefully it won't be too long before you can make the move.

@MattsPlotAllotmentchannel 4 года назад

@@LizZorab it was going to be July but unfortunately, that's been put on hold now.

@marilenebeaulieu9727 4 года назад

Great idea to compile what you eat and when. I already compiled the harvest, now I will going backward and remove the harvested items as I eat them. Plant what you eat and eat what you plant!

@Lovelygreens 4 года назад

Loads of useful information here Liz. Love the freezing onion greens tip -- makes a lot of sense. Through the year I use a lot of perennial onions too -- mainly welsh onions and Egyptian walking onions but this year I've planted a clump of perennial onions got at a seed swap. Oniony greens are such a valuable and underrated food flavoring.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Tanya, thanks for dropping by again. I don't think that I make enough use of our perennial onions, I have been harvesting some leaves in the last couple of weeks because I've used the bulb onions and everything stored in the freezer, so it's either the perennials, leeks or chives for a while now. I finally got around to planting out our Babington leeks last week, I've had them growing in a seed tray for a year, but now they are in a raised bed so I'll watch with interest to see how they grow. I'm looking forward to later in the year when hopefully we will be allowed to travel again!

@hollydimig3998 5 месяцев назад

I’m definitely going to start cutting up and freezing onion and leek greens. Great advice.

@LizZorab 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@judifarrington9461 3 года назад

I loved this video! The spiced cabbage sounds lovely. I freeze lots of prepared meals for winter for those difficult days. It's better than takeout or buying prepared foods.

@laceymiles8455 3 года назад

For the first time, I froze onion tops this year and I love them. Easy and convenient. I use them all the time and will be doing this again. Thank you Liz. You are awesome.

@LizZorab 3 года назад

So pleased that you've enjoyed using them. It's not an original idea and I really ought to say thank you to the person who suggested it to me, but I can't remember who it was - oops!

@laceymiles8455 3 года назад

@@LizZorab My grandfather did this years ago, but I forgot about it until I saw it on your channel, another thing he did was dust his plants with wood ash to protect them from slugs and bugs. I sometimes put a ring of ash around tender seedlings to protect them,

@patstephenson4199 3 года назад

Thank you Liz x

@annelyle5474 4 года назад

Inspiring ideas for getting the most out of your crops, Liz - I'd be out in the garden now, picking beetroot leaves, if it wasn't raining! I'd love to have the space for self-sufficiency, but 9 sq m of raised beds + random containers isn't going to cut it! Instead I try to get the biggest bang for my buck: space-efficient crops (e.g. leeks instead of onions; anything that will grow vertically), stuff that's expensive in the supermarket (herbs and salad) or tastes way better fresh from the plant (peas, tomatoes) or is hard to find (chard, interesting squash varieties).

@LiliansGardens 4 года назад

I always love seeing you going on about your gardening. I follow advice and grow somethings.

@maryphillips864 4 года назад

I love how you use a pro pad to kneel on, very comfortable for the knees and of course it has a dual purpose... you can sit on it too! Thanks so much for your ideas on self sufficiency and the amount to grow. I always find I either grow too much or not enough, also I must have wasted so much by not using the plant efficiently, so it's good to be reminded. I have a polytunnel frame waiting for a cover and can't wait to grow greens through the winter 👍😊

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Mary, I hope you get a calm wind day very soon so that you can get the cover on your polytunnel. I was so, so very excited the day ours was covered - I was grinning like a Cheshire cat!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Great tips Liz. So many people do not know how to manage crops for the best harvests. and that may mean cut and come again with things you might not realise like peas

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thanks Tony! Hopefully this video will help folks look again at the things that they grow and plan for double crops from them and growing alternatives to their usual choices.

@stevekent3991 4 года назад

I don’t think you can grow enough fruit and veg no matter how much you think you eat. Growers should always aim for a surplus just in case there are issues during the growing season. Furthermore if you do end up with a surplus, you can give it away, store/preserve, feed your worms, dump on your compost heap to make more compost. No surplus is wasted.

@nicolaj3294 4 года назад

Hi Liz, I'm a bit late watching. I used to watch all youtube videos on my way to and from work on the train but now I'm having to drive to work everyday and don't get as much time to watch. Great tip about freezing the green tips of onions for extra oniony flavour during the year, will have to try that with my spring onions.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Nicola, hopefully the travel restrictions won't last for too much longer there and you'll be back to getting your video fix while travelling. How is the course going?

@nikolay-ogn 4 года назад

by chance i found your video, I am a gardener since 5 years and I can sense the great experience here!!! thanks. I will follow you...

@meehan302 10 месяцев назад

A very informative video. Thanks Liz for sharing.

@LizZorab 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mariannedarrow7227 Год назад

Thanks for this video. I'm hoping to start planting soon but as we only have a small plot it's really useful to hear about plants that can be used two ways. Subscribed 👍.

@LizZorab Год назад

Thanks for subscribing, I hope you'll find some of my other videos useful too.

@melanieallen8980 2 года назад

thankyou..great video..shared

@veemcg3682 4 года назад

Thanks Liz for this very useful video. I never know how much of anything to grow but your tips are very helpful. I do like to use everything and waste as little as possible. I'm considering buying a freezer so I can store home grown organic food for use at times when I can't have it straight from the garden.

@christianerardt3705 2 года назад

Thank you for so much good advice 💚🌱

@LizZorab 2 года назад

You are so welcome!

@kobostinywings 4 года назад

Liz, you are the best! Love your channel!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you so much!

@jennifersissons7844 4 года назад

Store potatoes in a potato clamp in the ground.

@bristolveggiebeds5310 4 года назад

I could never grow enough food for my family of 6 with the space I have, but I try to make the space as productive as possible! Some good tips on best value plants!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi, I'm sure that you are producing as much as you can with the space that you have and Bristol is such a good place to be able to access locally grown food!

@twoturtles7030 4 года назад

Hoping you all are doing well thanks for sharing. 💕

@akrealestatebroker 4 года назад

Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska. Blessings to you and your family!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello, welcome to our tiny corner of this beautiful world 😃

@charleyfolkes 4 года назад

Thanks for the great channel and videos! I appreciate your thoughtfull deliberateness in the way you go about things and honesty in expression of personal things. It is nice to have a garden to tend to and see it respond ! It seems you must be a good cook and it would be great to see some garden to kitchen cooking videos ! The chive vinegar looks wonderful ! Blessings, be well !

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello Charley, thank you for your kind words, it's much appreciated.

@self-reliant-family1565 4 года назад

We (our family) really love your channel. Being self-sufficient is so important. I believe that soon people will realize that food doesn't come from supermarkets and groceries. Thank you for your videos, I hope to see them all together with my family! :)

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you! I hope you will enjoy the videos - but the older ones are not very good, so don't watch those! LOL

@self-reliant-family1565 4 года назад

@@LizZorab I try to make some videos too, I can totally relate to you feelings of the "beginner" videos 😆

@carolparrish194 4 года назад

Hi Liz! It is such a gloomy day. I wish I could get out in the garden.Yesterday was just beautiful. We are confined to our homes and it is getting harder. Today is peak day.

@LiliansGardens 4 года назад

It' s still gloomy here. Ah

@RomanianSimpleLife 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing this video!

@RomanianSimpleLife 4 года назад

Keep the videos coming!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thanks! Did I see that you had a new camera, or new internet access or something similar?

@janicedias_sowgrowanddiy Год назад

Hello Liz I love watching your videos.. can you please make a video on how the system of veg boxes work??? Thank you for your videos..

@LizZorab Год назад

Well that was spooky - I was literally just thinking 'perhaps I should make a video about the veg boxes, I wonder whether that would interest anyone?' 😃

@SteveRichards 4 года назад

Lovely video Liz, I love your tip about storing the onions greens in the freezer, it always seems such a waste otherwise. That is a lot of red cabbage, 30 plants would fill my freezer! We tend to harvest ours over a couple of months before we switch over to the savoys. Have you ever tried growing field beans for their tips, much better than broad beans and you can use any spare ground over winter and harvest from December to April : All the best - Steve

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Steve, that's 10 for us and one for each family with veg boxes. Planned on field beans for last year then forgot to do them! Will do them this year.

@lindapenney5207 4 года назад

Awesome update Liz

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thanks Linda!

@vivienrhodes4248 4 года назад

Hi Liz Now I've learnt you can eat the leek/onion leaves and freeze them. You can eat beetroot stems and leaves to which I learnt from Cregneash Heritage garden in IOM

@Morticia147 4 года назад

I'm new to your channel, but I love it. Have already found a few new things here for our veg garden.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello and welcome to Byther Farm! I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our small corner of this beautiful planet 😃

@helpwithfoodstorage5943 4 года назад

Great Helpful Suggestions. Practical Ideas.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@dugchris2009 4 года назад

Thanks for all the great information. Looking forward to the news letter.

@v-mac2263 4 года назад

Great vdeo Liz, nice to eventually feel the sun on our faces. :)

@OfftoShambala 4 года назад

One of my current goals is to grow all the ingredients for several dishes that all use a lot of the same ingredients and have enough every year, all year to make those dishes. Vs trying to have enough for everything. But, eventually I’d like to get there! Great topic.

@carolem9134 4 года назад

Hi Liz, I really like your cabbage. I love to cook it every which I can. You sure have been busy .🙂

@markfrancis9106 4 года назад

So informative, thank you for your videos👍👍

@pennythompson4790 2 года назад

thanks learned loadsxx

@elizabethflynn8455 4 года назад

Another fantastic video,Liz. Thank you.🙂

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you Elizabeth.

@elizabethflynn8455 4 года назад

@@LizZorab 🙂

@tanarehbein7768 4 года назад

Thanks for this. I haven't quite found the perfect way to grow the right amount. Thanks too for the storage and cooking tips. Some of the most valuable info in this one for the beginner.

@TwinkleToes2day 4 года назад

Another very helpful video. Thank you. Please will you show us how to tie up onions. I've tried a few times without success and ended up with rotten parts on my onions. Also, did I hear you right, that carrots can over winter in the ground? That's brilliant if so. Looking forward to your newsletter. Stay Safe ~ Mo

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Mo, in this part of the world, yes carrots can overwinter in the ground. If it is much hotter and drier or colder and you get deep snow they may not fare so well. Here's my video that shows how to string onions, it's an old video, the music is too loud and I was still very nervous in front of the camera. I will do a remake this year! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3LtDkFB_doY.html

@TwinkleToes2day 4 года назад

@@LizZorab Many thanks 💐😊

@TwinkleToes2day 4 года назад

@@LizZorab Well I just watched it, and there's nothing wrong with it imo 👍😁 You don't seem overly nervous, the information was very clear and the music was fine to hear whilst you were stringing up the onions. Now I know what to do, I look forward to storing this years crop correctly. Thank you again 🦸‍♀️

@marioknowsitsgod1506 4 года назад

Love your channel Liz

@TXDHC 4 года назад

Thank you Liz! I'm working on it!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

It'll come, maybe not instantly, but it will. It took us a couple of years to get our heads around changing how and what we eat. Once we'd done that growing a higher proportion of our food became much simpler! Stick at it!

@KellysKitchenGarden 4 года назад

Brilliant tip for the onion and leek tops Liz!! Thanks so much ☺️🌱

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Kelly, it was like a lightbulb moment for me when I realised that I'd be able to get almost double the food from so many things that we grow. It was like doubling the size of the garden, but without twice the work (so I'll be putting that in a video very soon!)

@KellysKitchenGarden 4 года назад

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm 👍🏼😃 Look forward to it x

@maryoshea933 4 года назад

Very good advice as always.

@familygardener2019 4 года назад

Hello from sunny Bolton 🌞, Great video, and I found it very informative, I have recently converted my back garden into an allotment, so as much information as possible is a great help thanks, take care and keep up the amazing work 👍

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Aw thank you. Well done for doing all that work in your garden!

@stevendowden2579 4 года назад

very interesting

@tinnerste2507 4 года назад

part of it is learning to love what grows well kn your garden, another part is learnjnb to grow the veg that you like, most of which are mediterranian lol, one part extendkng your harvest and the last part is learnjng to put food by for the bad growing years. thanks to you i discovered parsley root and its delicious and will replace potatoes, which for me dont do well cause of pests and wild animals. my other favorite root crop is black salisfy it never goes woody and has tasty spring greens, it is however, annoying to peel .

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Glad that you like the root parsley! I'm going to be eating our salsify this year, so I have the pleasure of peeling that to come.

@karenb221 4 года назад

Love your channel it’s going to change my life 😃

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello Karen, welcome to Byther Farm, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our little corner of this beautiful planet 🌱

@100based9 4 года назад

Glad I stumbled across this channel. Seems like a wealth of valuable information. Especially considering the times, if there is a restricted access to food most people will starve.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello and welcome, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our tiny corner of this beautiful planet.

@thisorthat7626 4 года назад

Glorious Reign, most people in the west will not starve, however they may have to change their preferences regarding what they will eat. As meat becomes more expensive people need to adjust to using meat as a seasoning instead of a main course. People have done this in the past and will do so in the future. Ham and beans instead of a ham, chicken stew instead of roast chicken, etc. There are so many delicious foods available if you know how to use them. Blessings.

@hilarylonsdale608 4 года назад

Thank you for the tips! Why did I never think of saving the onion greens?

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Hilary, it was a bit of an eye opener when I first heard about using the tops for freezing - a real light bulb moment!

@graceandrews2386 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing this useful video. Much to think about♥️

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello Grace, the thing that I found the hardest about planning our food was that my main food group used to be chocolate!

@55cjb 4 года назад

Liz, any tips for repelling onion fly as last year I lost all my onions, leeks and garlic. I grow on raised beds, own compost/rabbit manure, and rotate crops.

@WibblyWobbly 4 года назад

plant in a new place, cover with mesh

@Jchathe 4 года назад

Hey Liz, you’re looking really good! Thank you for this post 🙏💖

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you!

@michellepauly6517 4 года назад

Great video Liz, very useful.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you Michelle, I hope you are keeping safe and well :-)

@mr.tidygarden 4 года назад

I just subbed to your channel. Great content. New youtube gardener here.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hello and welcome to Byther Farm, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our small corner of the world :-)

@mr.tidygarden 4 года назад

@@LizZorab Liz delighted to experience your channel😊

@stefaniacattaneo3802 4 года назад

You are an inspiration to me!

@traceyclark178 4 года назад

Thanks Liz great info, very helpful thank you and stay well.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thanks Tracey! Stay safe too 😃

@jeanettegoodier3495 4 года назад

Great video, lots of interesting, helpful information that’s easy for us to follow. Keep up the good work, we really appreciate it. Thank you 😊

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you Jeanette, so pleased that you are finding it useful 😊

@ThornsandMyrtles 4 года назад

Thanks so much for the tip about the onion greens!! God bless!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

I was so excited when I first heard about that and they taste almost nicer than the onion bulb!

@karenw9996 Год назад

Liz, I've noticed that you grow a lot of brassicas, and I do understand that because they're so hardy they can extend the harvest. But I also know they are considered goitrogenic, and you have mentioned a thyroid condition in other videos - do you have any concerns about brassicas affecting your thyroid/mood? I don't have Hashimoto's, but I do have hypothyroidism, so I would be interested to hear what considerations you've taken. Thank you so much!

@LizZorab Год назад

I grow ap lot more brassicas than I actually eat. Many of them are for the ducks during the winter months. But I do eat some and enjoy them. I do not worry too much about their effect on me. There are so many things that I can't eat (allergies) and shouldn't eat (because of impact on thyroid) that I'd actually only be left with beans and lettuce!

@karenw9996 Год назад

@@LizZorab Oh dear! Allergies besides, that's too bad. Luckily my only food allergies seem to be dairy (but mostly milk, and I've found raw is less troublesome than store-bought) and refined sugar (which helps me limit my intake). I do like cabbage & broccoli & Brussels sprouts but haven't been growing them, although I do grow kohlrabi for summer eating. I recently found a naturopath's channel that says if you're on on synthetic hormone you don't need to abstain from cruciferous veg, that the benefits would outweigh the drawbacks...I'm still debating.

@shelleybean1112 4 года назад

Thank you ❤

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you for dropping by again Shelley 😃

@shelleybean1112 4 года назад

Always love your videos I only have a patio with planters free standing and attached to fences but I love growing what I can 😊

@anneaitchison4363 4 года назад

Hi Liz, would love to receive your newsletter, but I don't see a comment with the link. Thanks

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Anne, it was in the video description, but here it is for you Subscribe to our newsletter here bit.ly/2qbsdY5

@biancaklas2273 4 года назад

Hi Liz! Really enjoying going through your videos! I’m curious as to how you started you vegetable boxes for local families? With all this going on we have land and the ability to grow a range of vegetables and I feel like a seasonal box of vegetables might be something people could really benefit from. Just thought I would ask. Thank you for all you knowledge

@Ed19601 3 года назад

How to string up the onions after you cut the stems?

@LizZorab 3 года назад

I don't cut the leaves so short that they can't be strung.

@Oktopia 2 года назад

Excellent information. How long do you let the peas grow before harvesting shoots? I want to try it.

@gardenboots7464 4 года назад

Wonderful. Thank you :)

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Thank you for watching, I'm glad that you like it. 😊

@comanchetexas 4 года назад

Can you give some more information on your " veg boxes "?

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Info can be found on our website www.BytherFarm.com

@simonpeacock7132 4 года назад

Hello Liz, lovely spot you have there. How many acres are you growing on?

@simonpeacock7132 4 года назад

are you still under an acre including all the food boxes? If so that's fantastic!

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Simon, the whole smallholding is 0.8 acres (8/10ths of an acre in old money), that includes the gravel yard, house, barn, stable, piggeries and land to grow on.

@prateekkolhe7301 4 года назад

Freeeeeeeeee Scotland

@MSKCCooke 4 года назад

Byther Farm Small Holding Cookbook... just saying. :)

@LizZorab 4 года назад

IYes - it's already started, I've been trying to put it together for about 2 years, but then other projects keep turning up that need doing first!

@sarahhuggins7217 2 года назад

How much land do you have ?

@inekedusseljee3093 4 года назад

How do you store the vegetables? Like onions and potatoes

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Potatoes are stored in sacks in the barn and onions hang in braids like those shown in the video. Most of our food is stored in freezers or in the ground over winter.

@leemandy2548 2 года назад

How to keep slugs away

@LizZorab 2 года назад

Here's my video about slug control ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l-tGvOUXvm4.html

@100based9 4 года назад

It seems that in order to feed a family of 9 you would need to grow quite a large quantity of food and have capable storage area.

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Yes you would! But it's not impossible, we have homesteading friends who do just that. I think storage is the key and adapting your diet to eat what you can grow.

@100based9 4 года назад

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm Thanks! I can already tell this will be a gradual process. I suppose learning how to garden and grow food would be a good first step forward.

@nidge2822 4 года назад

Very impressive Liz I have sown a lot of onions and lettuce but my problem with the lettuce is slugs I've tried grit ,egg shells ,copper tape none has worked only slug pellets and I'm not a fan of using them as the rats love them grrr have you any suggestions Liz?

@LizZorab 4 года назад

Hi Neil, do you have a space in which you could hang a shelf or some guttering like I do with the peas? If so you could try starting your lettuce off there until they are a bit larger and have a fighting chance against the slugs.

@nidge2822 4 года назад

@@LizZorab I don't have any other support bars in my tunnel Liz only the basic hoops and ridge pole but I'm sure I can find a way around it 😁thanks Liz!