Would you produce your own food?

[PeoplesChicken]

If you had suitable space to grow and raise your own food would you do it? This means you are not buying any of your essential food from a store or meal service.

 

[dikowt dowg]

If you had suitable space to grow and raise your own food would you do it? This means you are not buying any of your essential food from a store or meal service.

Assuming you're talking about a post apocalyptic event, I could, but I wouldn't want to. Even back in the early 1800's, people needed a store. I can't produce salt. Don't happen to have a salt mine laying around and the body needs salt. We need fruit and that doesn't grow year round in most places. The basics though are easy. Corn, tomatos, potato's and items like pumpkins and squash is what you would eat all winter because they last. You need the mother to make vinegar and vinegar would be absolutely required for canning. Grain alcohol is fairly easy to make and we would want that to sterilize me and things like knives and cutting boards.

I could do well enough but there isn't anything going to be fun about it.

 

[williewilliejuan]

If you had suitable space to grow and raise your own food would you do it? This means you are not buying any of your essential food from a store or meal service.

My grandparents did it. Had a farm, grew their own fruits and vegetables. Raised cattle, chickens, pork, etc. It was a lot of work.

 

[Dolemite censored]

Don't have enough acreage to raise enough food for a year. Green beans, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, serrano peppers and rosemary are about it. Enough for several meals. Fucking chickenshit HOA won't let me raise chickens or goats.

 

[Red_Alert]

Yes. I'd be fine raising many types of fruits and vegetables through late spring to early fall.
I've got Rubbermaid bins in the basement for dried rice and beans to go with gamebird, rabbit, squirrel, deer, fish, eggs, etc. year round.
Another source of protein would come from my black walnut trees. I have a grove full of them.

 

[Mofo]

If eggs went to $12, I’d probably invest in some chickens. I grow tomatoes and potatoes badly enough now, so I could probably supplement at least 30-40% of annual supply for us, if I tore up the lawns.

 

[PeoplesChicken]

Don't have enough acreage to raise enough food for a year. Green beans, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, serrano peppers and rosemary are about it. Enough for several meals. Fucking chickenshit HOA won't let me raise chickens or goats.

You dumbass did you read the prompt?

 

[PeoplesChicken]

Assuming you're talking about a post apocalyptic event, I could, but I wouldn't want to. Even back in the early 1800's, people needed a store. I can't produce salt. Don't happen to have a salt mine laying around and the body needs salt. We need fruit and that doesn't grow year round in most places. The basics though are easy. Corn, tomatos, potato's and items like pumpkins and squash is what you would eat all winter because they last. You need the mother to make vinegar and vinegar would be absolutely required for canning. Grain alcohol is fairly easy to make and we would want that to sterilize me and things like knives and cutting boards.

I could do well enough but there isn't anything going to be fun about it.

No I am not talking about any event. Now...regular old day and time. You brew that horrid vinegar in my house I would shoot you

 

[Dolemite censored]

You dumbass did you read the prompt?

Fuck off, clown.

 

[KTg8trgrl]

If you had suitable space to grow and raise your own food would you do it? This means you are not buying any of your essential food from a store or meal service.

Yes i grew up on a farm, horses, cows, chickens, and pigs. Planted, purple hull, greenbeans, corn, bell peppers, watermelons, cantaloupe, and a few other things I can't think of.. we slaughtered our cows, pigs and chickens. We hunt deer and turkey.. so yeah no biggie.

 

[RobBase]

I would grow primo dope and trade it for steak & lobster.

 

[dikowt dowg]

No I am not talking about any event. Now...regular old day and time. You brew that horrid vinegar in my house I would shoot you

What's the point then. I put in a garden every year, but who the hell today is going to go through that struggle full time. We have supermarkets.

 

[outofyourmind]

 

[packerzrule]

You dumbass did you read the prompt?

Fuck off, clown.

Fuck off, clown = yes, I'm a dumbass and didn't read the prompt.

 

[PeoplesChicken]

Welp...
@HammerDown I guess you were right. The members of this site are the biggest pussies on the internet

 

[packerzrule]

Welp...
@HammerDown I guess you were right. The members of this site are the biggest pussies on the internet

 

[TheReal_NU]

Welp...
@HammerDown I guess you were right. The members of this site are the biggest pussies on the internet

 

[broncosmitty]

Not sure what percentage of my food I grow. But it’s a decent chunk.

Canning without electricity would be a new experience. Same with the milling process. Think I could really get into cheese making tbh.

Biggest drawback to full on Amish style would be having to deal with horses all the time.

 

[wildturkey]

Fuck no. Farming takes up too much valuable time that can be used for internet shitposting

 

[Kburjr]

I could, but I won't. I'd go shares with someone if they need ground.