>Growing food is not difficult, but it does require some knowledge I'd push back on the first part of this lightly. Growing some food is not difficult. Growing

>Growing food is not difficult, but it does require some knowledge I'd push back on the first part of this lightly. Growing some food is not difficult. Growing food effectively however, in quantity and for a long period of time, does require a fair bit of experience and local knowledge that you just can't get in one season. My family gardened heavily growing up, and I've been gardening extensively since my mid 20's (late 30's now), and I would say I only now truly feel like I 'get it' with regards to many aspects of planting, harvesting, timing, and preservation. Prior to the pandemic, my goal this summer was to have my house be 'food-independent' for 3 months of this year. I've revised that goal to try and get to food independence by end of spring and maintain that through the end of fall and into winter. My argument would be that gardening has a very low barrier to entry: literally any one can (and should) have a garden. However, the top skill cap on gardening is very high and does take time to achieve. Its also not something that can be entirely short-cutted through self learning/ study. How you grow depends on where you are and the details of your particular garden. Nothing else but experience will get you there.