[7/14/19] Can Our Veggie Gardens Feed us in a Real Crisis?
Channel: Radio Free Sunroot
Date: 2020-04-18

The question considered by a former organic farmer (and current gardener)

Pictured: A haul from the Author’s urban farming operation in Portland, Sept. 15, 2007 (Photo C.H.White)


Whether it was the massive flooding in the US Midwest in 2019, or the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when a crisis hits, many people respond with "PLANT A GARDEN!"


If only it were that simple.


Of course, the more gardens the better. Everybody who has any time or space should plant veggies for themselves and their neighbors. But can we feed ourselves entirely from such efforts? Can a few raised beds--or even a whole backyard--provide enough food to live off of?


I explore that question here. 



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