VG2 - Gardener's Handbook - Victory Garden 2.0 - How to Get each Square Foot of Land to produce 2 to 3 Pounds (10 to 15 Kgs/m2) of Organic Food a year in Intense High-Yield Organic Cultivation - where the Climate Permits [ such as in Southern California, Florida and parts of Texas -- or any sub-tropical or tropical country].
First, let us prove you that it is possible, and, with the right knowledge and attitude, even easy.
Rather than argue the point, just go to http://pathtofreedom.com/ .
Look at the website, see what the Dervaes family has to say, and attend one of their events if you are local, so to see the place for yourself.
If they can do it, and they did indeed produce 10,000 pounds of organic food of the highest quality in 2008 on just 4,000 square feet of land in Pasadena, California, which normally would just be vasted on a typical suburban lawn, why couldn't YOU do the same?
What stops you? Think of it!
The present Handbook will explore how the Dervaes did it, and spell out simple rules showing anyone how to emulate that in their own backyard.
Meaning, showing YOU how to do about just the same!
Why is this so important?
First, because it proves you can feed yourself quite easily.
Second, because it proves that this country, and for that matter, any other country, could easily feed itself.
Third, because it proves that there is absolutely no need to continue with the folly of "conventional" agriculture. Organic food production is as efficient, if not more. This will become even more so when efficient agricultural robotics comes into the picture, a few years from now.
Finally, because it also proves that the populations reductionists are fools. You know, the people who think and advocate that this planet would be just much nicer if there were only 500 Million of us living on it. And that, consequently, it would be quite a great idea if through war and diseases, the powers-that-be culled off 94% of the people living on our Host Planet right now. (Meaning YOU included; YOU, your children, your friends and extended family, all dead -- or do you perhaps think they really intend to make a special exception for YOU? If you do, perhaps think twice...). And that we should/must do it or approve of it, because we can't feed existing people anyway.
Fact is, this planet could feed 100 Billion people. Or more.
Not that we are arguing we should get to such numbers. To the contrary, stabilizing our number seems the right thing to do. But fact is, we COULD feed a lot more people, and that's how it is. And this, not feeding them "conventional" crap, but actually real food.
But FORGET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
Change starts with YOU, and in this case, the reward for changing what needs to be changed is something called HEALTH.
START WITH ADDRESSING Y O U R OWN NEEDS! Start by helping yourself, and let Heaven chip in for the rest of us!
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