Topic: Grow your own food (Read 2553 times)
nice idea i like to make my garden green but i didn't think about fresh vegetables hope i will grow good vegetables in my garden
They are planning something similar in Detoilet.
http://www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B36rrj1zc0
http://www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B36rrj1zc0
If you are on urban area. Try using the aquaponics method of farming.
Determine what crops you can raise in your location,
The bad news is that I only ever have any real success with broad beans - the good news is, I absolutely love broad beans
Finding a source of decent manure is a problem I think. If you are paying for it then the whole enterprise can become uneconomic, albeit GM free. But to be honest the whole GM thing doesn't bother me - much ado about nothing.
Determine what crops you can raise in your location, Understand how a growing season plays out, Select the crops and varieties that are suitable to your growing region.
There are a number of reasons you should do this and there wouldn't be a better time to get started than now.
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
This is a good universal advice.
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Yes I have vegetable farm and I grew lot vegetables there like tomatoes,potatoes and other vegetables.
It is a good point brought up by the OP. I'd like to get a garden growing this year for sure. The GMO problem is so widespread in the supermarkets it would seem that growing your own non gmo is a no brainier.
Did you know there was almost a law passed in the EU that would have prevented people from growing food from their own plant seeds? It was a lobby done by a huge company that does a lot of GMO and delivers about 90% of all seeds. Luckily it failed.
By growing your own food organically you can be sure that it will be safe and free from pesticide or any other chemicals that can be found on non-organic foods. Let's promote healthy living!
Grow your own food
OK I am ready.
Warmer weather is coming / need time // seeds / water // clean soil... Oops...
OK I am ready.
Warmer weather is coming / need time // seeds / water // clean soil... Oops...
It is a good point brought up by the OP. I'd like to get a garden growing this year for sure. The GMO problem is so widespread in the supermarkets it would seem that growing your own non gmo is a no brainier.
Your own food is much more safe and healthy. I'd like to grow it!
Switzerland looks great.
They have a lot of mountains so the growing season might be very short in large areas of the country.
Grow your own food is solid advice for people who can do it.
They have a lot of mountains so the growing season might be very short in large areas of the country.
Grow your own food is solid advice for people who can do it.
I really want to grow my own food. If only I lived somewhere where I could.
I have always wanted to grow my own food. and have a huge garden and harvest all my vegetables myself fresh and even have potatoes and carrots and stuff and corn. maybe some chickens too it would be awesome and such better food
Chickens would be dope. Unlimited eggs.
Anyway you can produce only 15-20% of products, so you would buy about 80% in supermarket. Also you will spend a lot of time for it.....
Why can't you produce 100% of your food? And we can't we get what we didn't produce ourselves from neighbors?
There are a number of reasons you should do this and there wouldn't be a better time to get started than now.
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
http://erasinglawnraisingbounty.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/swissurbangardenplots.jpg
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
http://erasinglawnraisingbounty.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/swissurbangardenplots.jpg
Anyway you can produce only 15-20% of products, so you would buy about 80% in supermarket. Also you will spend a lot of time for it.....
I have always wanted to grow my own food. and have a huge garden and harvest all my vegetables myself fresh and even have potatoes and carrots and stuff and corn. maybe some chickens too it would be awesome and such better food
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
Switzerlands an RTS?!?
Soyent is the kind of solution I'd like to see more of in regards to the food problem.
Growing your own vegetables and fruits is the best thing to do for your health this days,yes some of them it takes a lot of time to grow,but the taste and the satisfaction that is grown by you beats the waiting.My family owns a small part of land and they made a structure of wood and plastic and they grow there,even in the winter tomatoes,salad,carrots,parsley,potatoes,garlic,onion,peas,beans,cucumber
and a lot of herbs,and they don't use chemicals,the secret is to water them daily. I know that in the city you can't do this but I have ,like 10 flowerpots, in witch i have all the time fresh parsley,cherry tomatoes,chilly peppers and herbs.
and a lot of herbs,and they don't use chemicals,the secret is to water them daily. I know that in the city you can't do this but I have ,like 10 flowerpots, in witch i have all the time fresh parsley,cherry tomatoes,chilly peppers and herbs.
I grew some tomatoes and squash last year and with only 5 plants it was more than i could eat, I had to give most of it away.
I dice up my Zuchini and put it in the freezer... I then add it to soups and chili all year round... (I still have plenty to give away, but only if they ask for it)
I was giving away tomatoes, I had so many, but this year, I plan to make spaghetti sauce, and can it. (or is the correct phrase, 'jar' it?)
Really good spaghetti sauce has shot up in price so much, it would be financially worthwhile to can my own sauce.
I have been thinking about going semi-vegiterian, Maybe just eating meat for breakfast (I don't think i could give up eating bacon It's just too tasty) but for lunch and dinner just eat vegies and fruits.
Vegies are much cheaper than meats and much heathlier than junk food snacks that offer no nutritional benefit at all.
I grew some tomatoes and squash last year and with only 5 plants it was more than i could eat, I had to give most of it away.
Vegies are much cheaper than meats and much heathlier than junk food snacks that offer no nutritional benefit at all.
I grew some tomatoes and squash last year and with only 5 plants it was more than i could eat, I had to give most of it away.
My family has an urban garden, lots of vegetables there
we almost don't need to buy any vegetables on the market..
I must say, they don't look as good as the ones in the store (because they color them to look better) but they are a lot more delecious, more quality and healthier
we almost don't need to buy any vegetables on the market..
I must say, they don't look as good as the ones in the store (because they color them to look better) but they are a lot more delecious, more quality and healthier
Nice idea, just that People living in big cities dont have land space. Its helps tough, you get lot of fresh fruits
Even then you can grow tomatoes, herbs and other things on the balcony or indoors.
Nice idea, just that People living in big cities dont have land space. Its helps tough, you get lot of fresh fruits
I hardly have problems with pests or insects(except for caterpillars but placing a birdhouse close by to control that). Key thing is to do crop rotation every year and combine multiple types of plants to keep harming beetles/insects/pests away.
This method is excellent but I think the problem of pests also present with this method.
As if we grow our food surroundings we may suffer from more insects and pests than ever and to control them we will have to us pesticides.
So we need to create balance between farming and living. My termite treatment davis team is working on home farming and we will come up with some good solutions for bio pest control.
As if we grow our food surroundings we may suffer from more insects and pests than ever and to control them we will have to us pesticides.
So we need to create balance between farming and living. My termite treatment davis team is working on home farming and we will come up with some good solutions for bio pest control.
I grow yellow, red and purple tomatoes and normally I separate them by color to have different colors is sauce(much fun when people stay for dinner 
).
What I always do is put them raw in a pan(about 1.5 kg) and cook them together with fresh garlic, balsamic vinegar, some salt and fresh peppers(sometimes also rosemary and cumming) until they are soft enough to mash. Then I mash them, with seeds and skin(giving is a little 'rough' taste). Quickly put it hot in a sterile glass/pot, close the lid and put it upside down to cool and let the air pull the glass vacuum.
"Moon dried" is also very nice: slice the tomatoes and put them at 100 deg Celsius in an oven for 5hrs together with some olive oil, rosemary and garlic. When dried, you can keep this in some glass/pot drained in oil for about a year.
).What I always do is put them raw in a pan(about 1.5 kg) and cook them together with fresh garlic, balsamic vinegar, some salt and fresh peppers(sometimes also rosemary and cumming) until they are soft enough to mash. Then I mash them, with seeds and skin(giving is a little 'rough' taste). Quickly put it hot in a sterile glass/pot, close the lid and put it upside down to cool and let the air pull the glass vacuum.
"Moon dried" is also very nice: slice the tomatoes and put them at 100 deg Celsius in an oven for 5hrs together with some olive oil, rosemary and garlic. When dried, you can keep this in some glass/pot drained in oil for about a year.
Growing mostly tomatoes, peppers, herbs and peas myself. Always have enough tomato sauce for eating pasta/soup for a year and tastes a gazillion times better than store bough stuff!
I've in years past simply given away many tomatoes... but this year I'm going to can some tomato sauce... I'm sure I can find instructions online ...
(Willing to share your favorite tomato sauce recipe?)
I agree with the taste... I do a number of different varieties, and it can be quite amazing to taste the difference between home-grown and what you find at the market.
Wow that picture is amazing! A garden subdivision?
Really? Don't you have this where you live?
In German it's called a "Schrebergarten" (at least in my part of Germany) and such big Groups of those Gardens are quite common in every town.
But they are often not used to actually grow food (at least not in large quantities), but rather to build a "relaxing zone".
I also grow as much as I can myself: herbs, small tomatoes and chili peppers.
Too bad I don't own a garden so I can't grow larger crops.
Too bad I don't own a garden so I can't grow larger crops.
Growing mostly tomatoes, peppers, herbs and peas myself. Always have enough tomato sauce for eating pasta/soup for a year and tastes a gazillion times better than store bough stuff!
Maybe you have heard of the "permaculture" movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpyocn1Vc5U
Its a great concept even for cities. Reading about this inspired me to make a herb spiral on our patio.
We will also make a horizontal garaden this year for some small plants to grow.
Even though there is not enough room to make a full grown (pun intended) garden, every bit helps.
Its also nice for the kids because they learn hand on where the food comes from and the plants attract small animals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpyocn1Vc5U
Its a great concept even for cities. Reading about this inspired me to make a herb spiral on our patio.
We will also make a horizontal garaden this year for some small plants to grow.
Even though there is not enough room to make a full grown (pun intended) garden, every bit helps.
Its also nice for the kids because they learn hand on where the food comes from and the plants attract small animals.
Wow that picture is amazing! A garden subdivision?
Can I add to your theme the option of CSA's? If you can't grow your own food you might try community supported agriculture. You buy a share of a farmers crop each year and receive weekly shipments. Then you at least control your food supply somewhat. Because our farmer is organic, we get a discount on insurance that makes it cheaper than buying grocery store vegetables.
Can I add to your theme the option of CSA's? If you can't grow your own food you might try community supported agriculture. You buy a share of a farmers crop each year and receive weekly shipments. Then you at least control your food supply somewhat. Because our farmer is organic, we get a discount on insurance that makes it cheaper than buying grocery store vegetables.
Have not heard of these before. Sounds fresh. It would be nice if each neighborhood was allocated land for their own community managed farm.
Thanks for the positive comments, glad to hear some of you all are practicing this in your life already. I would love to have some chickens and access to unlimited eggs.
I'm growing most of our food today. We have a small farm we are growing fruits, and vegetables and corn. We are also raising livestocks too. Nice post dank.
There are a number of reasons you should do this and there wouldn't be a better time to get started than now.
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
Nice post and great picture.
Wow that picture is amazing! A garden subdivision?
Can I add to your theme the option of CSA's? If you can't grow your own food you might try community supported agriculture. You buy a share of a farmers crop each year and receive weekly shipments. Then you at least control your food supply somewhat. Because our farmer is organic, we get a discount on insurance that makes it cheaper than buying grocery store vegetables.
Can I add to your theme the option of CSA's? If you can't grow your own food you might try community supported agriculture. You buy a share of a farmers crop each year and receive weekly shipments. Then you at least control your food supply somewhat. Because our farmer is organic, we get a discount on insurance that makes it cheaper than buying grocery store vegetables.
Growing your own food requires work. OP hasn't done any work for years. OP lives at home with his parents and sponges off them. OP IS LAZY.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
Do you know how to talk about the subject presented in a thread or have you not yet matured beyond the capacity of a judgmental adolescent?
You're the forum idiot. I've tried to have reasonable conversations with you before, but you can never understand.
Better just to inform people what you actually are before they waste time conversing with you.
I didn't even mention the fact that you a scammer and a pathological liar....
Growing your own food requires work. OP hasn't done any work for years. OP lives at home with his parents and sponges off them. OP IS LAZY.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
Do you know how to talk about the subject presented in a thread or have you not yet matured beyond the capacity of a judgmental adolescent?
Growing your own food requires work. OP hasn't done any work for years. OP lives at home with his parents and sponges off them. OP IS LAZY.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
This is just another thread for the forum idiot to gather attention.
Corn is omnipresent in quite a bit of food - corn syrup is a cheap alternative to sugar.
A few years ago, I took 4 8x6 boards, and made an 8foot square, it's my garden. The countdown is about a month away from planting tomatoes, and I already have spinach and sugar snap peas growing.
I'm a big fan of growing your food, although obviously my small plot isn't going to be more than a small percentage of my total intake.
A few years ago, I took 4 8x6 boards, and made an 8foot square, it's my garden. The countdown is about a month away from planting tomatoes, and I already have spinach and sugar snap peas growing.
I'm a big fan of growing your food, although obviously my small plot isn't going to be more than a small percentage of my total intake.
My father used to do that but recently, as he got older, doesn't have the strenght to work in the garden. My dream is to be completely independent of governments and the poison they serve us, but this would require a good location, preferably with runing water, that could be also used to power a generator. Food prices are getting higher and quality drops. I read somewhere that Americans eat GMO corn in almost every meal, even drink it in their cola.
There are a number of reasons you should do this and there wouldn't be a better time to get started than now.
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
1. Nearly all food in supermarkets are GMOs and chalk full of pesticides at the least. Save yourself and your family the trouble of ingesting toxins.
2. Self sufficiency starts at home, if we all grew our own food we would be able to sustain our own lives even in the presence of scarcity.
3. It is both relaxing and enjoying to take a break from destroying life and creating life instead.
4. You will save money by growing your own crops.
5. The produce will be as fresh as it gets.
If you have the land to grow food, I implore you to do so. Maybe even talk to your neighbors and promote a food sharing network between each other.
This is Switzerland, maybe it's time we did the same:
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