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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

whatever land you can take.

some cities have programs that allocate park or unused land for community gardens. some even give you a small budget to build infrastructure like beds or buying dirt.

grow staple foods that have long storage life: squash, pumpkins, carrots, rutabaga, potatoes. these can stay on your shelf for 3-8 months if stored properly. personally I have about 12 (3-5lbs each) spaghetti squash sitting since harvest in November that will be fine until about August.

secondary are things you can freeze or dry: squash, peppers, peas, green beans, Lima beans, kidney beans, cabbage, beets. I dry most of these and toss them into soups and ramen.

tertiary are foods you can process and preserved through canning, drying, or freezing: tomatoes (sauce or breaded), okra (breaded), etc..

your diet will change, but you'll feel good about what you're cooking because you grew it.

also, stay away from petroleum based fertilizers. if you add too much or too often you can burn your soil out and kill your crop. if you used naturally derived fertilizers you don't have to be as careful.

good luck!

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Plant the 3 sisters (beans, corn, squash/pumpkin) together in a small area to maximize shelf stable production. You will need to do a small amount of research on planting times but the times are fast approaching.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 5 points 3 months ago

You will need to do a small amount of research on planting times

And climate zone. There are many places where it is too cold.