How big of a (fruit, vegetable, and herb) garden would I need to plant and tend to feed myself and perhaps a future partner year-round? This garden would be my/our only source of food save some fruit trees (how many should I plant?) and the occasional fish, rabbit, or squirrel from the local lake and forest?
I intend this to be part of a homestead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, somewhere within a mile or so of the south shore of Lake Superior, so I know that (due to the long cold winters and relatively short growing season) I'd need to do a lot of canning. Would it be worth it to build a greenhouse for the winter months, or would all the snowfall and blustery winds off the lake negate the benefits?
2007-01-05
10:10:03
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