>Learning to produce food takes more time and energy than people realize. Every piece of land has a different mix of nutrients in the soil, water, sun, wind, in

>Learning to produce food takes more time and energy than people realize. Every piece of land has a different mix of nutrients in the soil, water, sun, wind, insects, you name it. It takes most new folks a few years of work just to figure out how to use their own soil properly, and you often need to build up the proper nutrients to make it work, via composting, growing some cover crops to replenish nitrogen, or good old animal poo. >Frankly, I could type a lot of random stuff that needs to be thought about, but the truth is that growing food takes research, learning, and practice. We have spent years learning about gardening and homesteading, finding the right land and home for ourselves, and working it to start producing for our family. Totally agree.