Is it possible for some one to only live off of food they grew and raised in their backyard with out shopping?

Question

Is it possible for some one to only live off of food they grew and raised in their backyard with out shopping?

Answer 1

there's a book "backyard self sufficiency" by Jackie French all about how to do it.

she has a website: http://www.jackiefrench.com/backyard.htm...

Answer 2

Sure if you grow enough, and are able to can (mason jar), or store enough to eat though the winter.

Answer 3

Keep poultry and rabbits for eggs and meat,maybe a pig if the yard's big enough.Given a greenhouse to raise tomatoes and plenty of veg;

Barter surplus crops with others,then why not!

Answer 4

I would guess it would be possible but your diet would be restricted. Not all climates can grow all the things you would want or need such as grains,sugarcane etc. You could substitute foods as they did years ago. It is an interesting thought. People do adapt to their environment so if only certain things were available they would make do.

Answer 5

Yes! People back in the day did this. Barbara Kingsolver wrote a book called "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" about how her family of four decided for one year they were only going to eat what they could grow and raise themselves, or could get from within one hundred miles, as in, grown and produced within one hundred miles. It was a really interesting, good book. Your diet wouldn't necessarily be "restricted" You would just be forced to eat what's in season, and to can and preserve stuff. I read a statistic about how most food at the grocery store has traveled over a thousand miles to get there. Not only do you know it's not fresh, but hello fuel costs, and co2 production. Plus, even if you can't grow everything due to space or you live in the city and can't have chickens wandering around, you can shop locally. Farmer's markets are a great way to meet people in your area and find out exactly how your food was produced, where it came from, how it was grown...and most small farms use methods that are a lot more sustainable and earth friendly than massive farms and animal lots, which are really gross. I don't mean to ramble, but I'm very pro-eating local, for health and community reasons. Yes, it means you can't have bananas that come from another hemisphere or eat watermelon when there's snow on the ground, but that is a small price to pay, I think. And finally, the satisfaction that comes from growing, harvesting and finally eating your own food is huge.

Answer 6

Sure. That is how they did it in the old days. Vegetables from a garden, eggs from chickens, ham/bacon from pigs and milk and beef from cows. You will need to own a pair of overalls to accomplish all this. :-)