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    Really Growing your own

    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...
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    Actually its 4000sqft which is even more impressive.

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    • #3
      4000 sq ft is a tenth of an acre. What's a standard allotment? A sixteenth of an acre?

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        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

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          Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
          Actually its 4000sqft which is even more impressive.

          Potty
          Ah I should have gone back and checked! Thanks

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          • #6
            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

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            • #7
              Do they have slightly better weather than we do here in Oldham?

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                Possibly

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by alldigging View Post
                  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.
                  Last edited by GardenNinja; 15-03-2013, 05:14 PM.

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