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Emergency prepper grows 900lbs of fruit and veg a year with enough in the cupboard to last 12 months



Kerrina Sanchez said lockdown "opened her eyes" and she wanted to become less reliant on supermarkets

New World Order-Emergency prepper grows 900lbs of fruit and veg a year with enough in the cupboard to last 12 months

Emergency prepper grows 900lbs of fruit and veg a year with enough in the cupboard to last 12 months Kerrina Sanchez said lockdown "opened her eyes" a

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Meet the emergency prepper who grows 900lbs of fruit and vegetables with enough in the cupboard to last a year - and even has earthquake survival kits. Kerrina Sanchez, 37, lives on a quarter acre of land with her husband, Jason, 34, and their three children - and they grow 80 per cent of the food they consume. They grow all of their fruit and vegetables, recording over 900lbs of produce last year - including 400lbs of tomatoes, 300 avocados, squash, pumpkin, onions, garlic, cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts. They have a $200 shop-bought budget for items like milk, cheese, meats, rice, apples, bananas and cereal - down significantly from their monthly $600 budget before prepping and home-growing.

BLACK BLADE: It's a start but impressive for a small suburban garden in a subdivision (1/4 acre). Shows what can be done with limited space to work with.

 

[yellowhand]

Was looking, but appears to be southern California??? land of earthquakes location and surrounded by roofs of homes right behind their block fence.

City water, internet, ACE hardware, Lowes/HD just a few blocks away, etc.

Its an impressive "Victory Garden", but hardly a "survival plot", prepper, survivalist, one that could be defended for 30 seconds or maintained grid down.

 

[Tak]

I wonder how much it actually cost to 'save' that much money?

It's great to grow your own stuff but there are a lot of costs involved.

 

[shortydog]

I wonder how much it actually cost to 'save' that much money?

It's great to grow your own stuff but there are a

Depends how you do it.
I save my seeds every year (heirloom).
Blend my own soil for starting seeds.
Compost my chicken coup cleanout and kitchen scraps every year to replenish the gardens.
It's mainly labor but I'm retired so lots of time.

 

[cotter]

Not to mention superior quality of home grown! Even if it's just a couple plants it is worth it.

My jalapeno plant I brought inside last fall has really responded to the lengthening days. Lots of blossoms and a few peppers setting. Can't wait to return it to the wild.

 

[Black Blade]

Can be really beyond a small garden if one really tries. There's always the goal of becoming as self sufficient as possible on a small suburban plot like the Dervaes family in SoCal ...

 

[starbuck]

I wonder how much it actually cost to 'save' that much money?

It's great to grow your own stuff but there are a lot of costs involved.

For me it actually does save money and I only grow a very small amount of food. The reason is less about the calories grown and more about availability right outside the kitchen. Meat from the freezer + whatever veggies I can carry = dinner. So it prevents trips to the grocery store where I will buy extra stuff.

 

[TenTea]

Having a big family group effort to garden would be great, but it's merely wifey and me - and I'm the gardener.

From a financial standpoint, I grow stuff that can be fairly expensive to buy at retail, like tomatoes and peppers and snap peas and brussell sprouts, string beans, etc.

I also grow Romaine lettuce for a tortoise, lol.

 

[Colts4me]

Cost more to grow veggies in my city than it does to buy them. Water without a garden is $140 a month.

 

[juanni]

Gotta figure in all the $ costs vs the better quality food, no pesticides/herbicides/human excrement, not grown is soil depleted of nutrients, recycling all your kitchen organics instead of paying for them to go to landfill and the benefits of being outside, getting some exercise, fresh air and sunlight.

If you are in poor health and get a dose of crapped on commercial veggies, you could die or have a huge medical bill.
How much did you save then?



...........juanni

 

[Colts4me]

We have farmers market here that we can buy fresh wholesome veggies. If everything crashes the farmers will be selling.

 

[shortydog]

Cost more to grow veggies in my city than it does to buy them. Water without a garden is $140 a month.

Can you do rain collection?
I have a 250 gallon tank on my greenhouse gutters for the gardens.

 

[hueyville]

$140 per month for water? At house we pay about $40 per month and business has been $6.50 minimum past year but when go back to work if past is any measurement bill should be $10 to $15 per month. Where do you live and how much do you use?

 

[okiefarmer]

Wife unit and I don't use but about 1500 gal/mo. We still get a water bill for $125-$150 each month. City claims the first 2000 gal are free. It's those fucking fixed costs and fees that kill everyone. Even at $2.40/mcf for nat gas, the 9 MCF we used last month cost us near $200. Actual billing of almost $10/mcf, the rest of the bill was fees and taxes and the recoup fee from last winter. Asshats

 

[yellowhand]

$140 per month for water? At house we pay about $40 per month and business has been $6.50 minimum past year but when go back to work if past is any measurement bill should be $10 to $15 per month. Where do you live and how much do you use?

Runs that or higher here in the city.

 

[cotter]

Runs that or higher here in the city.

I can almost see that being 'reasonable' in the desert but living in the swampy NW? Well at home, Ky casa is like $32 minimum.

I usually don't have to water the garden once it is established unless we get a dry spell. Watering at the dirt saves a lot of water over running a sprinkler over the whole garden.

 

[tommygun2000]

Planted some greens today, Kale, Collards, Swiss Chard, Romaine lettuce.

As the weather warms a bit more, will be starting tomato plants, a couple of different types of peppers, zucchini, butternut squash, beets, cucumbers and Roma beans.

This has been a very cold spring here in KY so far, looking forward to some better weather.

 

[FIANNAFAL]

Skills learned in suburban backyard can transfer to a larger sight, later on.
Allways better to start small and do it well, than to be overwhelmed early.

Allways smart to catch rainwater.

 

[Farmplinker]

Potatoes, lots more potatoes. If you're in a real long-term SHTF scenario, you're going to need the calories.

 

[Story]

This is well worth watching for those who want to do the long haul effort

 

[okiefarmer]

Potatoes, lots more potatoes. If you're in a real long-term SHTF scenario, you're going to need the calories.

Taters don’t store for shit. Sweet taters keep forever and are supposed to be better for ya. We grow some red taters for “new potato’s”, but have switched to pretty much all sweet taters for long term storage

 

[shortydog]

Taters don’t store for shit. Sweet taters keep forever and are supposed to be better for ya. We grow some red taters for “new potato’s”, but have switched to pretty much all sweet taters for long term storage

I leave mine in the ground until I need them.It can be a little difficult digging them up in the winter lol.
The ones we don't eat are used for the next crop.

 

[Colts4me]

Lately I have been making my own dog food, can stuff got so expensive that I can make and freeze my own cheaper.

It's a lot better for my buddy but he is putting on some chub.

 

[7.62FMJ]

Need to start a garden but the dogs will just piss on it.

 

[Black Blade]

Potatoes, lots more potatoes. If you're in a real long-term SHTF scenario, you're going to need the calories.

Easy to grow and also freeze-dry well.