#crofters — Public Fediverse posts

How big a garden would you need to be self-sufficent?

Many different answers to that question here. Maybe interesting for #smallholders #Crofters #Garden #Permaculture #AllotmentChat people? One of my favouite replies was:

“There are no self-sufficient agriculturalists. The base unit for success is probably about 50 people. The first thing to cultivate is friends.”MarnaNightingale

(Maybe that’s because I am an #anthropologist, not a crofter 😊)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/readers-reply-how-big-a-garden-would-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient-for-a-family-of-four?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How big a garden would you need to be self-sufficent?

Many different answers to that question here. Maybe interesting for #smallholders #Crofters #Garden #Permaculture #AllotmentChat people? One of my favouite replies was:

“There are no self-sufficient agriculturalists. The base unit for success is probably about 50 people. The first thing to cultivate is friends.”MarnaNightingale

(Maybe that’s because I am an #anthropologist, not a crofter 😊)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/readers-reply-how-big-a-garden-would-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient-for-a-family-of-four?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How big a garden would you need to be self-sufficent?

Many different answers to that question here. Maybe interesting for #smallholders #Crofters #Garden #Permaculture #AllotmentChat people? One of my favouite replies was:

“There are no self-sufficient agriculturalists. The base unit for success is probably about 50 people. The first thing to cultivate is friends.”MarnaNightingale

(Maybe that’s because I am an #anthropologist, not a crofter 😊)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/readers-reply-how-big-a-garden-would-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient-for-a-family-of-four?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How big a garden would you need to be self-sufficent?

Many different answers to that question here. Maybe interesting for #smallholders #Crofters #Garden #Permaculture #AllotmentChat people? One of my favouite replies was:

“There are no self-sufficient agriculturalists. The base unit for success is probably about 50 people. The first thing to cultivate is friends.”MarnaNightingale

(Maybe that’s because I am an #anthropologist, not a crofter 😊)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/readers-reply-how-big-a-garden-would-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient-for-a-family-of-four?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How big a garden would you need to be self-sufficent?

Many different answers to that question here. Maybe interesting for #smallholders #Crofters #Garden #Permaculture #AllotmentChat people? One of my favouite replies was:

“There are no self-sufficient agriculturalists. The base unit for success is probably about 50 people. The first thing to cultivate is friends.”MarnaNightingale

(Maybe that’s because I am an #anthropologist, not a crofter 😊)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/readers-reply-how-big-a-garden-would-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient-for-a-family-of-four?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Sheep footprints in the sand.
#Shetland sheep will often go to the beach to eat seaweed. #Crofters can get information about weather, tide and season by watching their animals.

#Scotland #anthropology #sheep #sheepofmastadon