Reddit reviews How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land with Less Water Than You Can Imagine
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Second to MIGradener, especially if you're in zone 6 or thereabouts.
I also really like Epic Gardening. He does a daily podcast and has a great website with short posts that are specific and easy to digest.
The book "How to Grow More Vegetables" is an awesome resource that outlines an entire system for maximizing small growing spaces. It can feel like a lot if you think about implementing the whole system, but if you read it with the idea of just understanding some basic gardening principles, it is a great book to have.
this is the book you want to read.
I can't agree more with u/SherrifOfNothingtown's questions. I would only add a couple more:
- For most farmers, farming requires community. Will you be able to rent a tractor at both sites? Will you be able to trade some of your product for something else? True self-sufficiency is difficult, especially up north. I tend to think more about the community I'd be relying on.
- I don't want to rush your relationship with your girlfriend, but are kids are in the picture? That could change the whole calculation. My wife and I were looking at larger plots of land, but the best schools are closer to cities.
One final thought: I'm personally toying with John Jeavons' Grow Biointensive Method and will start a plot in the 2020 growing season. The whole design of that farming technique is to grow food for a family on very, very small plots. Could be worth checking out. "How to Grow More Vegetables"