Really Growing your own

[alldigging]

I think it says they have 4000m2 which is about an acre isn't it?
They feed themselves and make $20k a year from selling stuff!

Intensive Urban Gardening - YouTube

I've seen another vid about them I think previously. But at 7 mins in there's the clay pot watering device ... not seen that before...

[Potstubsdustbins]

Actually its 4000sqft which is even more impressive.

Potty

[SarzWix]

4000 sq ft is a tenth of an acre. What's a standard allotment? A sixteenth of an acre?

[GardenNinja]

Thanks for the link! I came across their website a couple of months ago and always wondered what a tour of the grounds would be like. Simply inspirational.

For some great pictures: The Urban Homestead® - A City Farm, Sustainable Living & Resource Center, A Path to Freedom towards Self-Sufficiency

[alldigging]

Actually its 4000sqft which is even more impressive.

Potty

Ah I should have gone back and checked! Thanks

[veggiechicken]

From GardenNinja's link
The Urban Homestead model at a Glance
Location: Northwest Pasadena, one mile from downtown Pasadena
Property Size: 66’ x 132’ = 8,712 sq.ft. (1/5 acre)
House: Simple, wood frame craftsman bungalow. Circa 1917.
House Size: 1,500 sq. ft.
Garden Size: ~ 1/10 acre (3,900 sq.ft. / ~ 66' x 66')
Garden Diversity: Over 350 different vegetables, herbs, fruits & berries
Productivity: Up to 6,000 lbs harvest annually on 1/10 acre

It makes me feel quite ashamed that I don't do more in my garden

[alldigging]

Do they have slightly better weather than we do here in Oldham?

[veggiechicken]

Possibly

[GardenNinja]

Do they have slightly better weather than we do here in Oldham?

This is another reason why California is known as 'the land of fruits and nuts' in America.