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I have a handful of old back-to-the-land-era books from the 70s, and for protein the most compelling way I've seen it recommended is to create a fish pond and h
by claudiulodro 4y ago
I have a handful of old back-to-the-land-era books from the 70s, and for protein the most compelling way I've seen it recommended is to create a fish pond and have ducks. That will set you up with meat and eggs! The traditional Vietnamese style of farming[1] seems to provide full nutrition needs in a compact space, and it's based on that model. It should provide all the needs on as small as .5 acres (and has been successfully proven for many years and many people!)
[1] https://www.permaculturenews.org/2008/10/04/vuon-ao-chuong-the-traditional-vietnamese-farm/ https://www.permaculturenews.org/2008/10/04/vuon-ao-chuong-t...
- onecommentman 4y agoCommon wisdom in the 70s was 2 acres (8000 sq m) to support a family of 4 with a healthy diet from a diverse and robust selection of crops in a temperate climate. Apples, potatoes, corn/maize, wheat, beans, and fill in the rest as you wish.
- everforward 4y agoYou could do something similar with aquaponics as well. Plants eat the fish excrement, and the fish eat something that lives on waste like roaches or crickets. Maybe even some kind of shrimp, if you can get enough sunlight for a lot of algae. It does require electricity, although you could maybe get around that by having rain catchers up high to create a natural gradient and supplementing that by manually pumping water up into the reservoirs.