14-12-2003, 02:02 AM
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Self-Sufficiency Acreage Requirement?
(dstvns) wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 04:26:33 GMT, (Richard
Lewis) wrote:
You have looked at the calorie levels of that garlic and those
tomatoes, right? What you grew on 400 square feet will do nothing but
slow your starvation by a slight bit.
Oh I forgot...15 pounds of potatoes on an extra 30 square feet, plus
just as many Jerusalem artichokes in the same amount of space on the
other side of the yard. Hows 30 pounds of starch in an extra 60
square feet?
You really want to know?
On a 3,000-4,000cal diet, you'll need to eat approximately 12 pounds
of potatoes per day just to maintain your body weight. Add in the
artichokes, if they're of a comparable cal level as the taters, and
you got just over two days of food before you start starving.
If that sounds easy to you, go to your local commissary and buy a ten
pound bag of spuds and *try* to finish it in one day.
ral
Dan
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