choosing what you grow would be incredibly important. I've calculated the yield of most vegetables and fruits per square foot and I can tell you there's quite

choosing what you grow would be incredibly important. I've calculated the yield of most vegetables and fruits per square foot and I can tell you there's quite a bit of variability. At the top of the list you have Cassava, Yuca, Sweet potatoes, potatoes and surprisingly: Sunflowers. Dont forget about sunflowers. first of all, sunflowers grow up and thus take up vertical space instead of horizontal space. what makes them so incredibly high yield is this one thing most gardeners overlook: Most vegetables and fruits have a caloric density of about 0.2 to 0.8 with potatoes being 0.8. Sunflowers, as a seed are 5.7 cals per gram because their mostly fat! So, you get 10 times the yield per gram for sunflower seeds than fruits and veggies. And, even better, sunflowers are actually very dense with minerals and vitamins. And, not only that, but sunflowers can pass mustard with even the most greedy HOAs as most people consider sunflowers decoration and not food. Another way to calculate yield would be based on the amount of time or water it takes to grow each thing. Also, don't overestimate protein. People don't know because it's never marketed but actually, the vast majority of plant based foods already contain quite a bit of protein in them, much more than you need to survive. I've done a bunch of calculations already about the amount of protein per 200 cals or 3000 cals: https://kale.world/very-highest-protein-foods-from-each-food-group/ https://kale.world/very-highest-protein-foods-from-each-food...