day, but the area needed to grow your diet will
generally increase.
- If you chose to eat more high-calorie root crops, the
weight of the food you eat will generally be more, but
the area needed to grow your diet will generally
decrease.
- If you choose to eat a diet with a large variety of crops,
planning your garden/mini-farm will be more
complex as there will be more considerations in terms
of phasing crops, harvesting, and preservation.
- If you grow a lot of non-interplanted legumes (besides
fava beans) as part of your diet, they will reduce the
weight of the diet you eat, but will significantly
increase the area needed for the growing of your diet,
as legumes are not very area efficient for the
production of calories. In addition, your design may
produce more protein than is optimal for a person to
consume.
Note: Even if, when you become especially skilled at diet design, you choose other
ratios of these crops—you will find that the 60/30/10 approach best teaches you the
nature and strength of crop.
- The 40-bed unit is a guideline. In many climates and
soils with sufficient water availability, a complete
balanced diet may be grown on as few as 25 growing
beds and sometimes less, assuming intermediate-level
yields. In challenging climates with soils lacking water,
it may take more to much more than 40 growing beds.
