available farmable land. The skill of growing all your
nutrition sustainably in a reduced area will be
invaluable. We o:er the ratio as a guiding tool to assist
you in creating the initial designs for your growing area.
Over the years, we have seen numerous design ratios
that work well within the 40-bed design constraint.
Below, we offer a series of considerations.
Clarifications and Examples of the 60/30/10 Design Ratio
GENERAL AIDS FOR PLANNING YOUR DIET:
Carbon-and-calorie crops produce high amounts of carbon and
significant calories.^3
High-calorie root crops produce a large amount of calories in a limited
space. They are area and weight efficient.^5 Vegetable and income
crops do not produce a large amount of calories or carbon in a limited
space.- Grains: wheat, cereal rye, oats, barley, triticale, corn,
sorghum, amaranth, quinoa, pearl millet, etc. - Fava beans (grown to maturity for dry bean and
biomass production) - Sunflowers^4
- Filberts
- Grapes (eaten in form of raisins)
- If you chose to eat more carbon-and-calorie crops, the
weight of the food you eat will generally be less per
day, but the area needed to grow your diet will