Minimum Growing Space

[Devonian]

Hi Mary, yes totally agree and that's the reason for the post to try and get a better UK perspective on this.

I also have concerns about the ability to produce "year round produce" for self sufficiency, even if you are able to store/preserve significant amounts from the summer months and bring in the occasion rabbits/pheasants/fish etc.

At present, like most people I grow some fruit and veg "in the summer months" but it would never produce what is needed to maintain self sufficiency, so I'm trying to get an idea of whether it is realistically possible with the UK climate and if so just how much land would be needed?

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I think I'll pass on the crickets at this time, but point taken

For meat production, chickens have to be the obvious choice for combination of meat/eggs and the ability to leave them scratching around for food (to reduce what is fed to them).

Hydroponics/Aquaponics etc is not something that I've (ever) really given consideration to, maybe need to look into it.