Comments on: Four months in http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/12/01/four-months-in/ A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sylvie http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/12/01/four-months-in/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Sylvie Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:35:11 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=285#comment-317 Hi Jason, found you through a comment on Fat of The Land. Let me preface my comment by saying it's not a critique - rather a question. Everybody has different dietary requirements, but less than 20% of your calories comes from fruit & veggies? That's not a lot... But I think that in your balmy climate, once you get the hang of food gardening, you'll be able to exceed your 15% goal. Easy. I used to have small garden like yours, and we pull a lot form it - and it was in the mid-atlantic area. Why in San Diego, you can go citruses, figs, all kind of sub-tropical fruit (train the tree as espalier or prune them well) and also grow and harvest year long. I would think. No? Best wishes Hi Jason, found you through a comment on Fat of The Land. Let me preface my comment by saying it’s not a critique – rather a question. Everybody has different dietary requirements, but less than 20% of your calories comes from fruit & veggies? That’s not a lot… But I think that in your balmy climate, once you get the hang of food gardening, you’ll be able to exceed your 15% goal. Easy. I used to have small garden like yours, and we pull a lot form it – and it was in the mid-atlantic area. Why in San Diego, you can go citruses, figs, all kind of sub-tropical fruit (train the tree as espalier or prune them well) and also grow and harvest year long. I would think. No?

Best wishes

]]> By: Jason http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/12/01/four-months-in/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Jason Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:42:54 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=285#comment-167 I am not making kimchi, even if cabbage does grow 365 days a year. I am not making kimchi, even if cabbage does grow 365 days a year.

]]> By: Chris http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/12/01/four-months-in/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Chris Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:18:52 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=285#comment-166 Cool. Looks like you're off to a good start and making progress. I'll be checking out that garden when I get home, and eating as much as possible out of it. You might try cabbage, because that stuff seems to grow 365 days a year in Korea without a hitch. Cool. Looks like you’re off to a good start and making progress. I’ll be checking out that garden when I get home, and eating as much as possible out of it. You might try cabbage, because that stuff seems to grow 365 days a year in Korea without a hitch.

]]> By: Katie http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/12/01/four-months-in/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Katie Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:34:15 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=285#comment-165 That's great Jason! While I was reading this it occurred to me that you could eat bugs from your yard too. I'm not sure that they have a lot of calories, I suppose it depends on what kinds of bugs you've got, but they're important diet staples in many parts of the world and it would definitely be "something other". That’s great Jason! While I was reading this it occurred to me that you could eat bugs from your yard too. I’m not sure that they have a lot of calories, I suppose it depends on what kinds of bugs you’ve got, but they’re important diet staples in many parts of the world and it would definitely be “something other”.

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