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We produce all of our own vegetables, eggs, and meat. Still our grocery bill is consistently higher by 2x or more than when bought everything. So we are buying only ≈ 10-20% of the food we did before but paying far more for a smaller quantity of goods.
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nobody 1y ago

We want to do a backyard garden. I think we’ll try to build it this winter and start it next spring.

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Filou 1y ago

Look into no dig / no till style gardening. We have been growing using these methods for four years now and will never go back to tillage. You can go from bare patch of grass to growing in just a couple days with absolutely amazing results. Cardboard + compost + wood chips in paths. Then plant. Always happy to offer advice

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nobody 1y ago

I’ll keep that in mind, thanks! I know next to nothing about gardening so I’ll definitely take you up on that when we get around to planning

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Filou 1y ago

Raised bed boxes are a great idea for the home gardener too! Lower maintenance with less weeds and easier to work in (less bending over). You can grow a TON of food in a small space, and provide unlimited healthy food for your family with some planning and determination. GL 🤙

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nobody 1y ago

That’s exactly what we’re thinking. We have this steep dirt hill in our backyard that makes about 40% of the yard unusable. We were thinking of putting raised beds there and a gravel or mulch walking path with stairs between them.

I hacked down a huge sugargum tree this summer to make some room for it. (Cutting down trees is so much work and I never want to do that again.)

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Troy 1y ago

Something to consider: Raised beds need to be filled with new soil annually, and don't offer frost protection the way "in-ground" planting does.

If you have a hillside with sun, making a terrace, or several, is a better long term solution.