Touch getting water without power. Tough farming without irrigation. You would need way more than 2 acres to consistently grow crops and alternating what crops between fields properly every season assuming all 2 acres is farmable wich it wont be. Septic field is maybe 1/4 or 1/8 acre that is unusable. House takes some, gonna need a barn there too. Hope its not wooded anywhere cause thats dead space. So...maybe a 1/4 acre of crop space. Like corn? Cause we are growing corn the first season and then of course skipping a season for the soil to recoup.
Its tough. Not rying to shit on your idea. It is possible just a lot goes into it. I have never farmed and rattled that off he top of my head. I have never even grown a potted plant before and I am almost 40.
Very relevant observations. Many books out there on growing on a 1/4 acre to feed oneself. Not saying I've done it. Also, wasn't necessarily counting on being 100% self sustaining. More like growing 30% of food, plus storing a lot. Eventually I'd get better at it. You could store rain water. Also power shutting off shouldn't be permanent. Figure out as I go but would give me a big cushion from shortages and bullshit. You should grow a potted plant just because.
I would go with what the books say over my speculation. lol. You are doing the right thing and I need to be doing it as well.
And you are 100% right, as I typed that I decided I need to pot a plant ASAP. I've decided on potting a pot plant. And the wheels are in motion already. Its even legal here now so I am totally on the up and up.
EDIT: You can grow potatoes in 5 gal buckets of dirtt on your deck or patio and grow hanging tomato plants without using field space. Probably a shitload of tricks you will learn along he way and I just regurgitated the reasons we are fed so that we cannot become self sufficient and not partake in the system as it is designed.
Touch getting water without power. Tough farming without irrigation. You would need way more than 2 acres to consistently grow crops and alternating what crops between fields properly every season assuming all 2 acres is farmable wich it wont be. Septic field is maybe 1/4 or 1/8 acre that is unusable. House takes some, gonna need a barn there too. Hope its not wooded anywhere cause thats dead space. So...maybe a 1/4 acre of crop space. Like corn? Cause we are growing corn the first season and then of course skipping a season for the soil to recoup.
Its tough. Not rying to shit on your idea. It is possible just a lot goes into it. I have never farmed and rattled that off he top of my head. I have never even grown a potted plant before and I am almost 40.
Very relevant observations. Many books out there on growing on a 1/4 acre to feed oneself. Not saying I've done it. Also, wasn't necessarily counting on being 100% self sustaining. More like growing 30% of food, plus storing a lot. Eventually I'd get better at it. You could store rain water. Also power shutting off shouldn't be permanent. Figure out as I go but would give me a big cushion from shortages and bullshit. You should grow a potted plant just because.
I would go with what the books say over my speculation. lol. You are doing the right thing and I need to be doing it as well.
And you are 100% right, as I typed that I decided I need to pot a plant ASAP. I've decided on potting a pot plant. And the wheels are in motion already. Its even legal here now so I am totally on the up and up.
EDIT: You can grow potatoes in 5 gal buckets of dirtt on your deck or patio and grow hanging tomato plants without using field space. Probably a shitload of tricks you will learn along he way and I just regurgitated the reasons we are fed so that we cannot become self sufficient and not partake in the system as it is designed.