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The Village Idiot:
If you had 5 acres of land. I guess it would depend on the region.
Let us say the human waste hits the oscillation device? You need to live off your 5 acres.
Hopefully good fertile land, what would you grow? What grain/vegetable gives the most return per space? What fruit trees would you add? Would you raise chickens? A cow? pigs? Knowing you have to feed them too?
bijou:
I'd keep some chickens and possibly a goat or two, but I don't think I could look after much more livestock than that. As for food, I'd probably grow fruit and vegetables rather than grain as that will be more difficult to harvest. Fruit trees take quite a while to get established so I wouldn't use up too much space on them. I'd prioritise having something to harvest most months rather than a major glut in late summer/autumn. So all the usuals potatoes, onions, garlic, green vegetables, tomatoes and herbs. Raspberries are low maintenance and hardy so I'd go for them. I'd also want to get a beehive as I'd have no way of sweetening anything otherwise (that would depend on me knowing how to keep bees!).
franksolich:
One need only to look at the Ukrainian peasants, who even during the worst years of socialist totalitarian repression, were allowed a small private plot of land, on which they kept 2-3 goats, a couple of pigs, and a bunch of chickens and geese. Very few trees. The usual potatoes, beets, other hearty vegetables that would keep, once harvested, for a very long time in crude dug-out cellars. I don't recall seeing much fruit grown, although surely there was more than what I saw.
The Village Idiot:
--- Quote from: bijou on January 04, 2010, 08:04:39 AM --- I'd also want to get a beehive as I'd have no way of sweetening anything otherwise (that would depend on me knowing how to keep bees!).
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Honey is good. Very tradeable too. sugar beets?
The Village Idiot:
--- Quote from: franksolich on January 04, 2010, 08:11:10 AM ---One need only to look at the Ukrainian peasants, who even during the worst years of socialist totalitarian repression, were allowed a small private plot of land, on which they kept 2-3 goats, a couple of pigs, and a bunch of chickens and geese. Very few trees. The usual potatoes, beets, other hearty vegetables that would keep, once harvested, for a very long time in crude dug-out cellars. I don't recall seeing much fruit grown, although surely there was more than what I saw.
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back to medieval times I suppose. I would defintely want some fruit trees, hopefully ones that do not require too much work. Apples, pears, oranges, lemons, peaches, plums, pecans etc etc. Could grow grapes along a fenceline I guess. Definitely chickens and hopefully a cow, goat, pig. If you have space a horse would be good, with a saddle or wagon.
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