11 Crops to Grow To Survive Difficult Times!

[@Gmachine8121]

11. Amaranth 10. Hazelnut/Filbert Tree 9. Kale 8. Beets 7. Sunflowers 6. Fruit Trees like Peaches, Apples, Pears, etc... 5. Beans 4. Squash 3. Jerusalem Artichoke 2. Corn 1. Potatoes and/or Sweet Potatoes

[@DorcasLandry]

Thanks for list!

[@nancyselzer628]

Thank you!

[@livingfootprints1647]

Don't forget oyster mushrooms. You can grow them low teck on wasteproducts like straw, cardboard, spent coffee, sawdust... And harvest within 4 weeks

[@oliveapple]

Good recommendation. Oyster mushrooms are incredibly easy. Like you mentioned, you can grow them on waste products, and (like many other mushrooms) it's very easy to start them from store bought mushrooms.

[@fancyincubus]

I just go hunting for dryad saddle and morels personaly I have been wanting to look into growing though

[@TheSagelessRanger]

You just have to make sure to good them for ages as they are toxic raw, now toxic as in will immediately kill you but long term cancer causing. I might be thinking of just like portabellas and the ones u often find in store but yeah

[@travisgray1099]

@@TheSagelessRanger😂😂😂🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TheSagelessRanger]

@@travisgray1099 it's not me saying it's the mushroom guy on Joe rogan lmao

[@maisiephillips8564]

I live in Alabama and can barely grow sweet potatoes at all, BUT I've had wonderful success at growing purple sweet potatoes, I don't water them, I don't fertilize them, I do nothing at all, except plant the slips, and I've only done that once. They grow back every year from pieces and roots left behind. (Make sure they're in a location where you don't mind having them forever) The purple sweet potatoes grow themselves, and all I do is harvest. If anyone else is having trouble growing regular sweet potatoes, give the purple sweet potato a try. They're a much drier sweet potato but the larger ones can be stored for up to three years (maybe more) and still be perfectly edible.

[@dalexfilms]

Purples are great, but not sure why you're having difficulty with the usual types. Try some other varieties; there are many.

[@Chakwaina]

Beets are two crops, the greens are edible. Squash has three crops-blossoms, the squash and the seeds. Sunflower seeds can be pressed for oil. Collards are the most nutritious green and can be fermented but i love kale also. Calories will be important in a shtf situation but so will nutrient content. Grow your corn, squash and beans in a Three Sisters configuration for better yields and soil replenishment.

[@TLavonLawrence]

Good advice!!!

[@eventhisidistaken]

Personally, I would prefer all of my landscaping to be edible. I've had a hard time convincing my wife, but have slowing introduced beautiful plants that you can also eat, and she's coming around to the idea. It may not all taste good, but there are tons of things you can grow that are really pretty, and are edible. Even yaupon holly can be a substitute for tea/coffee (one of the few sources of caffeine you can grow in north america, and it grows easily).,

[@TLavonLawrence]

@@eventhisidistaken Hold the phone - Yaupon as a coffee/tea substitute!? I've been cutting it back cuz it gets in the way of the wild blueberries but now I've gotta look into this! THANKS!

[@yonason6047]

Mmmmmm beet greens - my favorite leafy green.

[@mirandaaldrich9616]

@@eventhisidistaken Learn your plants. I've found out that I have tons of edible weeds that I've been pulling for years. I also have a few hundred Yopon Hollies. Which is the only native source of caffeine in North America. Seriously though some of these weeds are more nutritional than the food we buy in stores

[@veronical3135]

The japanese cook sweet potato differently. Add it whole to your bbq grill without cutting it, wait till soft. Tastes amazing.

[@johnglavis2358]

As a botanical biodiversity research specialist who has trialed dozens of nutrient-dense food plants from all over the world, I am now in production of quinoa which loves the N. Calif. coastal climate. Few people are aware that quinoa leaves contain 14.66 % full amino spectrum protein, even more than the seed, and are delicious raw in salads or steamed as greens. Quinoa is the cool-loving cousin of amaranth which needs heat to set seed. The on-going research on quinoa varieties has identified some which are salty soil tolerant. I would add that scarlet runner beans are an amazingly abundant legume and have a vertical growth habit that saves space in the garden. I am also growing yacon, another of the tuberous sunflower species like jerusalem artichokes containing inulin sugars that are prebiotic yet do not cause flatulence. Thanks for the great vid series. As we head into a global food shortage, this information is lifesaving....

[@kaukoi6381]

Hi John Glavis, I want to setup a botanical biodiversity project in Namibia, how can I contact you? Regards, Kauko Immanuel

[@leighanneboles6609]

Smart ass

[@anjap-b3567]

Great content, as always 💪 My great-grandparents survived both world wars. And they kept repeating that they managed to do it thanks to potatoes (calories), onions (or garlic - as an antibiotic) and kale (micronutrients) + faith in God and help from a neighbors. To protect from scurvy, I would add a carrot.

[@YSLRD]

Scurvy? Maybe peppers.

[@tanyaratti]

I think Fruit trees cover vitamin C. Plus things like stinging nettle grow wild. That has a huge vitamin c boost in it among other micro nutrients and minerals.

[@overratedprogrammer]

Most people back then got their vitamin c from scrapple and fruit trees

[@Autobotsunited]

Black currants have an incredible amount of vitamin C. Easy to grow bush.

[@carloscruzhuanca239]

potatoes have vit C, but if you want one of the best berries is the goldenberrie, is native of America and is low maintenance, also give a small amount of protein

[@richardrobertson1331]

My parents lived in a small farming community during the depression and root crops played a major food source. Items such as turnups, parsnips, onions, carrots, beets and potatoes were eaten every day plus knowing how to make good gravy kept it all palatable.

[@danam.8709]

Jerusalem artichokes are one of the plants that I have transplanted into several wooded areas to enhance my forage foods.

[@lesouder2222]

I had to rip mine out because they took over my small space. Growing them in tubs now. I left a few in the garden.

[@ardenpeters4386]

can it over winter under snow?

[@gebhardt244]

@@ardenpeters4386 yes

[@hamster1169]

Do those grow in the PNW? Cold

[@SwatchMeCrochet]

Do they grow in the woods?

[@colinguthrie5885]

So glad to have found you….. very inspiring….. you don’t have to listen to music or watch children or pets or bees buzzing round flowers…. Straight to the point with exceptionally well scientifically referenced data …. easily the best gardening site I have ever watched….. and I have watched a lot….. well done

[@MásCebollasPorFavor]

Lol I almost clicked off at beginning when the music came on. Thankfully I started looking in the comments to see if there was just a list I could read and the music stopped before I stopped the video. Like I don't have time for all the extra bs, just give me the facts please. 😂

[@rfc4]

The Chia plant (Salvia Hispanica) is good for survival. The seeds are high in protein, essential fats, fiber, calcium, iron, phosphorous, zinc, magnesium, B1, and B3. Also, the leaves are edible and can be used as a spinach substitute. The downside is that they are considered invasive because they self seed. But that means less time spent planting.

[@WhoMe87799]

I love "invasive" edible plants, very low maintenance and they usually beat out any pests that attack them... if any. I'd take almost any spinach substitute over spinach itself as the high iron content is a myth that started when someone misplaced a decimal point. The only thing keeping that myth around is the marketing people for spinach growers.

[@galeparker1067]

@@WhoMe87799 Exactly Charles!! Around here the government has school children ripping out the "invasives". Destruction of habitat, Kloss of VERY viable food sources for HUMANS, critters AND POLLINATORS (!!). The hypocrisy is nerve racking and soul destroying!!! 🤣🤣🤔😭. 👃✌️🥰🇨🇦

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

is it a balanced source of aminoacids or it lacks some? because lacking even one will block it's usage in body

[@Angelwrites]

@@szymonbaranowski8184that’s not how chemistry or the body works lol

[@eventhisidistaken]

Also, you can grow them on pottery heads and stuff, which might be important for some reason.

[@GamerGuyplays]

The very first american I see mentioning 'Polenta', one of the most important survival foods that you cold have. Amazing content.

[@HeartlandShepherds]

Black eyed peas (Cowpeas). Excellent, versatile, hardy, high protein crop. All parts of the plant are edible at all stages. You can pick the leaves to eat before the plant starts putting on pods. Then you can harvest immature pods and eat like green beans. Finally, you can harvest the dried pods to save as dried black eyed peas for winter storage.

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Also very good nitrogen fixers. But I'm having problems with my southern peas - really bad problems with lady cream peas & now the cowpeas are looking poorly as well. I think it may be curly top virus. Do you know of any southern peas that are resistant to curly top virus?

[@joanneblowey3001]

I didnt know this,thanks

[@HeartlandShepherds]

@@rhyothemisprinceps1617 I do not know, I’m sorry. I hope this years crop is better for you!

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Thanks! Turned out not to be curly top, since that's not even an issue in my location. It was probably grazon / aminopyralid herbicide contamination of purchased compost (aka 'killer compost'). I showed photos to my local Ag Extension & they said that was the most likely cause. @@HeartlandShepherds

[@HeartlandShepherds]

Ugh hate to hear that! Glad you figured it out. I have dealt with bad compost as well from mulching garden beds with hay. It’s hard to source good clean hay. Ended up moving my garden spot.

[@Synergist2]

•Amaranth-we grow the red variety and we pluck the large mature red flower/seed head as soon as possible, and 10-20 more quickly start growing, which increases yields dramatically. •Jerusalem Artichoke/Sunchokes-we harvest as late as possible in winter eliminating flatulence. •Luffa-grows like crazy here in Texas dangling from the pecan trees. It provides lots of food and scrubbers for bathing and dishes. •Parched corn-according to Lewis or Clark was carried by Iroquois Indians as they traveled, in a small bag providing about a month’s supply of food. They’d take a palm full once or twice a day with water, which would swell up in their stomach staving off hunger. •Beet leaves-are very high in potassium. Plant the leftover beet top to regrow more. Same for regrowing romaine lettuce, onions, celery, fennel, leeks, and lemon grass except use the bottom. •Acorns-were the main staple for Indians in our area. Roast them by the fire until they crack open, then scrape the brown tannin layer off the nut to eat. •Lambs Quarters/Goosefoot/wild spinach reseeds itself in abundance every year and is very nutritious. •Same for Purselane. •Woodsorrel-is very high in iron growing around most peoples homes. •Peach and Nectarines- if you eat a good one, remember to plant the pit to get an exact tasty replica of the parent tree. •Mulberry-is said to grow in more climate zones than any other tree, so most everyone should be able to grow it too. •Autumn Olives and Japanese Honeysuckles are another invasive food abundance likely growing around you. •Water plants-Cattails, Wapata, Lotus, Chinese water chestnut and wild rice-remember them too. •Learn your wild edibles which are more resilient. Try not overindulging in any one plant to protect your health.

[@monabonejakon2797]

Thanks for the info. Opuntia/prickly pear cactus has been eaten in the Americas for millennia.

[@bbdoll1234]

Wow ❤ I'm near Houston. Where are you

[@jackjones9460]

Good concise information. Thank you.

[@b.b.finsclara3589]

THAAANK. YOU❤😅

[@magnumopus9058]

Sadly if you plant the pit you wont get an exact replica of the parent tree. To have an exact replica you can take a cutting and root it with rooting hormone.

[@passantgardant]

I would recommend multiple types of perennial berry bushes. They're extremely high in nutrition and polyphenols. They're also more resistant to drought and frost than annuals. That's really important when you're depending on your own production. You don't want all of your food wiped out in one weather event. By planting a variety of them, you can have harvests from late spring through late fall. Strawberries and currants first thing followed by raspberries, blueberries, and mulberries. You can also find very cold hardy varieties such as aronia, grapes, mountain cranberries, and lingonberries. Plus many of them such as raspberries, gooseberries, goji berries, and elderberries will readily self-seed and increase your yield without having to put in additional work.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Great point. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.

[@susanfender307]

@@HealthAndHomestead there's also native fruits you can grow- in my area, I can't grow much other than blackberries and passiflora

[@aliceh5289]

Seaberries too!

[@andersonalternative6223]

@@aliceh5289 Yes, seaberries are high in nutrition and great in poor growing conditions, but I've found they tend to get out-competed by native plants on my property. I have a few hanging on, but no production from them, and I have to weed them aggressively to prevent being overtaken. In contrast, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, currants, goji berries, and others are very robust and will push out competitors for the most part.

[@andersonalternative6223]

Another that many don't consider is roses. Rose hips are edible and high in vitamin C. They also survive into winter without going bad probably because of low water content. Roses are actually related to apples. Their thorns also make them deer resistant. Rose hips can be made into jelly, preserves, wine, etc. In my area, multifloral roses are an invasive weed, so you can collect lots of (small) rose hips in the wild. I've also gotten large domestic roses from Lowes at the end of the season for practically nothing. That's a great time to see how big the rose hips get too. I plant roses at the ends of other beds to deter browsing by deer. If they get a mouthful of thorns, they tend to move on.

[@silverdragoneyes]

Amaranth is a decent choice if you want to go for ancient grains. Another two ancient grains I'd like to add to this list are Sorghum and Quinoa. Sorghum if you live in a hot climate, quinoa if you live in a colder climate. The U.S. is the highest producer of sorghum in the world; Kansas is the #1 state in terms of acreage and Texas is #2. Ancient grains usually don't have gluten so you can't make bread out of them but you can make flatbread like tortillas. Some of them you can boil like rice or pop like popcorn. Also, most ancient grains are hardier than grains like corn or wheat so you can afford a few mistakes.

[@JellieGHope]

I foraged amaranth and I don't know what to do with the seeds other than sprouting. I tried a porridge/hot cereal and the grain never softened

[@shelleypilcher3812]

I recommend everyone forage in the wild and get used to those food plants all around us. Because in our crazy situation right now our dream plot of ground where we want to live for another hundred years may be in ub heaval and we may have to be as a refugee.

[@gailwendtland5970]

Spouting ancient grains is healthier...your body will process like a protein, not carb. I hear your CAN make breads though

[@indigo22284]

@@JellieGHope i think u can eat the greens like spinach, raw or cooked, depending on the cultivar/variety no?

[@user-ug5xr2gb6j]

With sorghum you also get molasses from the stalk. You can also ferment the grain.

[@PhilippinesFarmLife]

Dry Mung Beans have an incredible long storage life. They don't seem to attract pests and can be sprouted in 3-4 days. They can also be Cooked in various recipes. If you Plant the dry seed EACH PLANT produces 100's of more mung beans. I get several hundred beans from EACH plant using NO Till methods and 3+ harvests if you are careful to harvest the mature pods only.

[@leighanneboles6609]

Awesome information, thank you!

[@petercannova5026]

Comfrey - good rabbit food 1. 18 % protein 2. It is very deep rooted and acts as a dynamic accumulator, mining a host of nutrients from the soil. These are then made available through its fast-growing leaves (up to 4.0-5.1 lb per plant per cut) 3. Comfrey as a compost activator - include comfrey in the compost heap to add nitrogen and help to heat the heap 4. perennial - Yield (10.7 Ton/acre) will use up nitrogen in soil So land will need fresh fertilizer every year 5. lots of seeds - multiplies well - Comfrey is an excellent weed competitor due to its rapid and dense grow

[@brownswoodbeesphotography1216]

Something I would definitely add to the list is chayote squash. I have harvested around 400 fruits from one vine this year. The fruits, leaves and roots are edible, and there are so many ways to prepare them. They are definitely one of my favorite foods. Also, spinach (swiss chard, lamb's quarters, NZ spinach and mustard spinach), as we struggle to grow kale on our property.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Wow, sounds incredible.

[@andresamplonius315]

Stinging nettle, medicinal, nutritious, tastes like spinach. Amaranth, Atajo in Peru, Callaloo in the Caribean, also tastes like spinach.

[@EmpressOfExile206]

​@@andresamplonius315I'm Jamaican 🇯🇲 (1st generation US immigrant) and this is the 1st time I've _ever_ seen someone mention callaloo outside of the Caribbean/West Indian neighborhood in NY where I grew up 💯 Thank you! 🙏🏽 I live on the west coast now and (even though I know it wasn't your intention obviously) that genuinely brought me a smile at the nostalgic memories of helping my grandmother cook (recently passed away) which often consisted of washing callaloo she grew in her garden

[@athenablack3839]

Add Moringa to your list. It's native to India and won't grow in cold climates during the winter, but it is so nutritious some poor people use it as their primary food source and it sustains them. It grows FAST! You can grow a bush the size of a tree even when harvesting from it regularly. You can dry the leaves, freeze, or preserve them too. As much as it produces in the summer, you'd be able to save some for winter even when eating it in the summer. Save seeds or a cutting indoors for the next year.

[@CountryGeek-hr8tk]

Thank you! Great stuff.

[@faithsrvtrip8768]

My first house was built in 1926 and there were filbert bushes / hedges. I pruned the hedge / bushes and had nuts the next year! Those bushes were old and the only thing I did was to prune suckers at the base and prune out dead stuff. Nothing else. They were tall, between 8 and 12 feet and had been planted as a fence on the property line.

[@TheTrock121]

Pears were one of the first fruit trees I planted 30 years ago. Still love home canned pears, but I also make Pear Cider Vinegar.

[@lechatel]

'Walnuts a pear you grow for your heirs.' That old saying means that it can be a long time before you see a big crop. Of course with dwarf varieties of pear that is less the case. We have a 10 year old pear and have a modest crop. But in 10 years more it will be a substantial harvest. (Our walnut trees are mature and provide 300 lbs of nuts per tree in a good season.)

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

You must be in an area without fire blight. Pears are hopeless in my area.

[@TheTrock121]

@@aliannarodriguez1581 I thought only Bosc Pears got fire blight. Love Bosc Pears, but they do get fire blight around here.

[@alsaunders7805]

I'll just take the cider before you add the mother for vinegar, thank you. 🤓🍻

[@RealDealHolyfield2099]

What an important video! This video could very well save millions of lives someday. To me, the way you explained these crops--calories per acre and native origin--are so helpful in understanding them more thoroughly. Excellent explanations here!

[@loue6563]

I see people mentioned you can eat squash and sweet potato leaves. You can also eat amaranth and beets leaves. Both are very nutritious. Also it’s a great idea to get familiar with native edibles in your area. There are so many and they often have more nutrients than the ones we have in our gardens. Purselane has more omega 3 fatty acids than any other plant. Lambs quarters, dandelion, including the roots which make a good coffee/ tea substitute when chopped and lightly roasted. As does chicory. Plantain leaves are not only edible but medicinal. And there are so many many more. As well as mushrooms. Just be careful that you know what your getting. Mushrooms can be very healthy but some can make you horribly I’ll and even kill.

[@DinorwicSongwriter]

Borscht

[@isatq2133]

Can you eat sumac leaves? I’m talking about the one that you make the seasoning out of not the grain producer.

[@AndrewLale]

Such good videos. No filler, just excellent information, clearly explained. Can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos.

[@meloniestewart2940]

Thank you from NZ and to everyone for their useful and enjoyable comments.

[@niallwildwoode7373]

I planted hazel trees all over my acreage, for nuts, firewood and to make greenwood furniture. But it'd take about 15 years growth to get the quantity of nuts you suggest. Also, grey squirrels know they're there, and believe me, you won't get a look in before the nuts are stripped out. The squirrels take them green, and just bury them when they can't eat any more. On the plus side, I have little hazels growing everywhere.

[@jeffwashington9949]

So looks like squirrel is on the menu

[@amandachamberlain3169]

That was my thoughts exactly, eat the squirrel.

[@vigab9601]

@@amandachamberlain3169 Yes, they are one of my favourite meats.

[@niallwildwoode7373]

@Jeff Washington. If I ate meat it'd be damned near impossible. Traps don't work when there's already an abundance of food, and shooting something in dense foliage is like being blindfolded at the range. They're too numerous here, despite game keepers, wardens and rangers trying to kill them.

[@CanyonMitchell]

10-12 years you would get 6-8 million calories an acre. At 7 years about 3 million per acre. With walnuts at 7 years you still might not have any production. I planted an acre 4 years ago and should get 200-300 lbs or 500,000 to 800,000 calories. You only plant them one time and have nuts forever. They store very well also.

[@andrearutledge5349]

Awesome compilation. Another thing to remember is that the leaves on many of the plants that you mentioned are not only edible but very nutritious. And even though some people may not love the flavor of the Jerusalem artichoke, the nutrient profile of that humble little plant is through the roof. I love to add it to my mashed potatoes, I just start boiling them about 20 minutes before I add the regular potatoes in. It’s also awesome in soups and stews or you can pickle or ferment it.

[@jefferywise1906]

Many plants give you double, beets and beet greens, turnip and turnip greens… radishes and radish greens.

[@YolB-l3y]

I love your message on you may know that you have eternal life.

[@D56t37-cu7ol]

You're doing a great job. One of the best survival garden video's I've seen . Very concise information.

[@DEVUNK88]

potatoes, leeks, onions, garlic, kale, spinach, beets, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, green/pole beans, squash/zuke, cucumbers, and herbs thats a list of things I grow every year. I kow I'll eat these things most of my recipes and meals contain a few of these items each day And I know I can successfully grow them I seem to have trouble growing Brassicas like brocoli, brussel sprouts, and cabbage....and also celery, but I'm goin to keep trying and raising chickens for meat and mostly eggs...they are so easy

[@talaverajr391]

Squash actually technically has 3 sources of calories. The leaf, the meat, and the seeds. In my parents native culture they ate the flower of the squash plant.

[@amandachamberlain3169]

This is true, the leaves make great wraps since they're usually decent in size and the flowers are sweet and great in a salad.

[@kellymeredith5594]

Yes! Stuffed squash blossoms are "to die for!!"

[@Erewhon2024]

And many squash have separate male and female flowers. There is no reason not to eat the males after you've spread their pollen--they will never form fruit.

[@rosamundperry]

I eat the flowers but didn't know about leaves. Do you mean summer or winter squash?

[@talaverajr391]

@@rosamundperry I meant the flowers.

[@atomatopia1]

I gotta say, the graph is what made this video stand out for me and made me put extra effort to find this video when doing research on what to plant in my own garden. I know it's not super high effort (compared to some other forms of graphics and video editing), but it had great returns in the quality it added to the video for me! Great video!

[@LJFullHouse]

This year we planted a lot of corn in the three sisters method with black beans and butternut squash. This is my first year growing Jerusalem Artichokes. I’ve got a big bed of red, white and purple potatoes, and another of sweet potatoes. What I’d like to do is plant out a full acre of these high calorie crops. We are in a ministry and live on ministry property. No other staff want to help with the “community” garden.

[@johnlogan1179]

Soon they will have to help, if they want to eat !🖖🏻🙏🏻

[@LJFullHouse]

@@johnlogan1179 My thoughts exactly. But they will probably just go to the stores and buy the overpriced food.

[@andreitoth621]

@@patriciacole8773 believe it or not, the days of the week have not always been called the same thing in different cultures throughout history. Someone could easily turn your argument against you by noting that you acknowledge the Sabbath on Saturday, which is named after the pagan deity Saturnus. Of course it's a ridiculous argument. Now I'm not a Roman Catholic and I don't think they'd be correct calling Sunday the Sabbath, but that does not invalidate it as a day of worship. Whether they respect the Sabbath or not is another question entirely. Anyway, the claim that they invented the practice of worship on the first day is incorrect, and so their proclamation of dominance over people that worship on Sunday is meaningless. The practice of worshiping on the day of the Resurrection has existed since the Apostles, and unless you identify Roman Catholics with the apostles I don't think your argument is a good one to make.

[@cynthiakeller5954]

Do a testimony reading from The Little Red Hen.

[@kathysahagian7478]

Then ask your community for volunteers

[@ladyofthemasque]

A note on the hazel / filbert tree: many of them require two different tree species to be fertile enough to grow nuts, especially if you're looking to grow native species in your area (always best). Speak with a reputable nursery or even with a local hazelnut orchard farm (within 200 miles) to see what they recommend for the area; if this is the case, make sure you do have 1 male tree of the right species for every 4-6 female trees. Native hazels in western WA require two different species to seed properly, so this is what someone like me has to do, to grow hazels. Do remember that hazelnuts come with a prickly outer husk, and handle with care & caution. There are instructions online for proper harvesting, but it is also recommended that the hucked in-the-shell nuts also be air-dried for a while before consumption, which can be done on mesh racks that are stacked in ways that provide good airflow. (The indigenous peoples of Western WA used to dry them for many months this way.) Additionally, hazels can be coppiced, e.g. cut back down to the stump. (Please watch videos on proper coppicing methods; I am not an expert by any means, lol.) Coppicing helps the trees remain short and easily harvested, albeit with a 2-3 year pause for the returning branches to be big enough for nut growth, but the biggest advantage of doing so is the fact that hazel branches can make perfect weaving material for things like stout baskets and sturdy yet decorative fences. These are known as "hurdles" in the British Isles, where it's a very popular method of fencing material. (You can see lots of beautiful weaving patterns in images found online, which can add decorative touches to your property.) And though its main use has been for weaving, the wood of the hazel tree is actually fairly dense and makes a very good firewood in terms of BTUs. When properly coppiced, split, thoroughly seasoned & fully dried before use, hazelwood is an ideal sustainable source of firewood for rocket mass heaters as well as a good source of delicious food. Most hazel trees never grow huge trunks, so traditional sizes & scales of firewood aren't as useful, but rocket mass heaters are best used with smaller chunks and segments of wood, much closer to kindling in size, since that maximizes airflow through the burn tube.

[@nunyabiznes33]

That sound nice. I wish they can grow in the tropics.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Any thoughts on protecting them from squirrels? The squirrels near me strip the bushes long before the nuts ripen and it is maddening. In fact most of the nuts wind up on the ground. The stupid squirrels rip open the half formed nut and then throw it on the ground. It almost seems like spite.

[@Awakenedkarolina]

Thanks for taking the time to explain about hazelnuts. Very helpful indeed.

[@notmyworld44]

Our native wild hazelnut plants here in northwestern Arkansas (USA) are small shrubs. The nuts are very small and hard to see. They hide under the leaves in green husks. The squirrels get most of them. The plants are separately male and female. The male plant produces "tassels" which carry the pollen.

[@splowski]

You might have confused hazelnuts and chestnuts. Chestnuts have a prickly outer husk. Hazelnuts have sometimes gentle ridges but are generally smooth like polished wood with some leaves around the nut.

[@homeacres9454]

In my part of the world (the tropics) its: 1. Cassava 2. Breadfruit 3. Yam 4. Peanuts

[@notapplicable430]

I love peanuts (boiled and parched), and freshly ground peanut butter. I could easily live on peanut butter.

[@nunyabiznes33]

What plant do you mean by yam though? Sweet potatoes?

[@Mungai13]

Yam is a different root crop. I've eaten it once. Although it tastes good, it is better eaten with some stew because it is harder than cassava.

[@Maedelrosen]

Taro is a good one

[@Johnny_Benson]

Sorghum is the trifecta plant, Small seeds for storage, several thousands seeds for next years crop. Can be used for flour, stalks used for syrup, can be used to make ethanol, Its more drought tolerant than corn, yields a ton of seeds that can also be used for poultry feed.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

First timer here. You had me at amaranth! I’m growing it for the first time to supplement our hens’ diet. I grew kale, too for the first time and filed it in my brain as highly nutritious. I need to learn to do better with beets. I love them. Thank you for a great video!

[@975202]

What should I look for when shopping for Amaranth seeds? I noticed several varieties. Thanks

[@patriciafisher1170]

@@975202 I grow the purple one sorry don’t know the name but I use the leaves in salad and stir fry and give the seed heads to my parrots and quail and chooks they all love them.

[@975202]

@@patriciafisher1170 THanks!

[@gailoreilly1516]

For some reason, I have a hard time growing beets. I'll try it one more time next year.

[@MariaTeresa-x9z]

Squash: Soft stem tips & male flowers make delicious salad, soup & good addition to making stew.

[@NeonXXP]

Hazel trees are also really useful for the thin flexible stems/branches that are great for all sorts of things even traps and bows for small game.

[@nyekijudit6272]

I found swiss chard very easy to grow and very well producing. I am glad that I gave it a try last year.

[@tracycrider7778]

Me too ❤

[@kdh130]

I'd add a fig tree in there, as they are a complete food, easy to grow, and very prolific if you pick the righ variety for your area. Better for warmer climates, with dry summers.

[@joannc147]

I don’t know about “complete” food, but the fig is EASY and requires NO fertilizer and no pesticide. Delicious and productive. A quick pruning in the late winter is all they need. 👍🏻

[@leighanneboles6609]

You'll need to have the kind of wasps that pollinate them too....and enjoy the crunch of bugs

[@cherylroberts2220]

@@joannc147 4 p 0

[@janicereadymartcher7696]

Some types don’t need a wasp to fertilise them, brown turkey is one.

[@bethdeason5002]

And figs are very storable - as preserves or dried fruit.

[@autumnmackert9924]

Hurry up in the Pacific Northwest have hit our annual January thaw! Thank you ever so much for the beautiful reiteration of the legend of Brigid and the Cailleach! It is my goal this year to teach my 3-year-old how to make a Brigid's cross and hope that The Joy of Spring blesses all of abundance and renewal! Mile buiochas!

[@binchillin888]

An honorable mention that grows everywhere is the dandelion. It's completely edible and grows quickly. The sunflower is also a plant that yield to types of food. The seeds and the blossom itself not sure about the stalks.

[@annfuller7303]

my goats like the stalks!

[@gioknows]

Brilliant! I would just like to personally thank you for this amazing presentation. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦

[@HealthAndHomestead]

You are welcome. All the best.

[@CanyonMitchell]

My top 5 are potatoes, sunchokes, hazelnuts, beans and squash. All very good for you and store a long time.

[@Bumblingdesertdweller]

So in 1982 or 83, my dad fell on hard times. There was a farm close by that sold cull potatoes and cull carrots. So that is what we had to eat for three meals a day for about eight months. But I still like fried potatoes and carrots to this day.

[@diablominero]

If you're going to eat a lot of grain corn, you should boil it with alkali to make the niacin bioavailable and get rid of some of the mycotoxins.

[@lisacraig1894]

Wood Ash water, lye water, would be the original lye; just filter water through the ashes.

[@dumkopf]

Also known as nixtamalization

[@mikedonovan4434]

Jerusalem Artichoke provides both pollen and nectar for honey bees in late summer through early fall; cannot have enough of them, so I surreptitiously spread the tubers far beyond my property lines.

[@jerrykmack3074]

You have to be careful with Sunchokes (Jerusalem Artichokes) They grow in many different soil types and have a wide latitude as far as growing climates it will handle. Insects aren't a problem either. You just have to cut tubers into halves or quarters and plant them approx. 6'' deep. a good watering will do too but it's not a must have. That is also why it belongs on the list, and your's. It's about zero care, really, Really Tough! The problem with it if any is, Keeping it contained. Do not plant it along side of or very near to planted ag-land or manicured landscaped yards as your neighbor may not appreciate it. And do not overplant it, The plant will multiply fine by itself as pieces of tuber and roots alone will regenerate into another plant. Sunchokes store well in a cool basement buried in clean, dry, wood shavings and chips (do not use aromatic woods like cedar) the will store for months loosely wrapped in clean paper toweling More to handle moisture than anything else. And sealed in plastic bags and refrigerated. Do not freeze!

[@UtubeAW]

The beets are also 2 foods in one… I don’t really care for beets much but I love beet greens.

[@claireadams3814]

Beans, peas and radishes have edible, tasty greens too. 👍🌿🍃

[@gathercreatelivewithleslie8340]

Yes, when I was little we would egg, flour and fry them. Funny how you don't continue to do some of those thins as an adult. Haven't had them for years.

[@mlisaj1111]

Sunflowers are great as they can also be pressed for their oil, to use for cooking, and are super quick and easy to grow. And bees live them, plus good for selfies.

[@krishely5955]

In a subtropical climate so we also have bananas avocados macadamia & yakon Also use Asian greens a lot Thank you great vid 🙏💜

[@itsbipbip3355]

Squash Flowers are also delicious fried! And Squash leaves are high in vitamin C (people cook them)

[@helicart]

Always well researched and presented. Never wasted time watching your vids.

[@Mibzki]

You provided a great generalization of the crops, including quick but important facts. I appreciate that. I hate watching long rambling video’s. Answer the question what and why…I’ll figure out the how.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I have been told some of my videos ramble on. glad to hear this was not one:)

[@gonefishing8586]

Great list. I wrote it all down. The only thing I think you missed was the great varieties of Berries. That was high on my list of perennial plantings this year. Fast & easy to grow. Thanks for your helpful quality videos!

[@angry_zergling]

I live in the Mojave desert in a place that gets like 3 inches of rain a year and gets really hot in summer. Fruits and vegatables that grow above ground get burned pretty easy, but I'm discovering things that grow their eatin' parts underground are great. Things like radishes and stuff. Lettuce of different types grows well, too. Not a lot of calories but they're both good things to bulk up a meal and they only take three weeks from planting the seed to producing an edible plant. Gonna try to grow me some 'taters soon. I hear you can do it in a big trash bag full o' dirt.

[@michaelglenning5107]

Mesquite trees produce edible nuts mashed into a flour. It was a staple of desert native Americans.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

So glad you mentioned sunchokes, you don't need to work hard to get a patch started, you just have to keep it from taking over the whole garden! I moved my patch two years ago and am still digging out stragglers. The nice thing is the bugs don't seem to like them too much either, as long as you don't let things get too crowded. And even with my area's harsh winters, it's the only thing I can harvest in spring before my asparagus patch gets going! I refer to it as my apocalypse crop... I wish I could grow sweet potatoes but the largest I've managed so far was the size of a hotdog, maybe next year I'll try a few in my new hoop house with the more sensitive nightshades and see if extending the growing season a bit on each side works any better, but the way my garden produces, some things are just better bought at the store... like dry beans.

[@Jan-cg4tk]

Lol, you reminded me of my late husband... he thought he would plant n grow a watermelon that he received and enjoyed greatly. He went out n watered it religiously. Getting excited at every little step the plant took. Finally, he sees the lil melon!! He continues to water but it never got any bigger than a softball. He was sssooo mad that all the time he spent was for nothing. I heard that story too many times to count. Now that he is gone, those memories are all I have now. Thanks for sharing.😊

[@stephaniehenderson6631]

Apple cores and peels can be used to make apple cider vinegar for cleaning and disinfecting in tough times as well as for using with food for preserves like chutney.

[@tracycrider7778]

Have to be careful of acidity levels if you’re going to preserve.

[@kristin4840]

What a great video!! Such good information. What about carrots? My grandma would put them in sand in her cellar and they lasted all year.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Yes, carrots are a phenomenal crop also. I do grow them and they can store well. I have also left some in the ground for winter. For later harvest. But the sand in the cellar is a great option also.

[@notapplicable430]

Carrots store easily in gallon ziplock bags. Stuff the carrots in tightly, leave the bags open and laying on their side to trap moisture. Store at temps in the low thirties. My carrots are crisp and sweet from last November's harvest. Have been doing this for years.

[@janispope1513]

I would also add a Moringa… Easy to grow, except where it’s very wet and it is the most nutrient dense plant on earth

[@kattackett149]

I'd add turnip's. They store well & delicious in soups/stews, sauteed w/onions in butter, fried w potatoes...

[@ArchonOne]

I was going to say turnips too. They grow like crazy and you can get several harvests per year, plus they keep in the ground.

[@fraseranderson7402]

there are perennial varieties of kale too, such as 'Taunton Deane', 'Daubenton', and "purple tree collard"

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Not commonly seen. I had never heard...

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Thank you for sharing that 😊❤

[@chomama1628]

I agree with all the foods you’ve listed and we have grown most of them except amaranth. I’m going to try it next year. Thank you for the suggestions and links.

[@RealDarkBlade]

Everyone praises amaranth... I can't cook it at all. I might just be extra thick but can't find a way to get a decent tasting meal out of them

[@onlinethings9238]

@@RealDarkBlade You need to blanch the leaves and stems with boiling water for about 10-30 seconds. Rinse with cold water. Then cut it up. Stir fry onions and garlic with tiny amount of vegetable oil. Add a little chicken broth and add the cut up amaranth leaves. Use lots of onions. Then it is ready to eat. You can add some little buillon, pepper, salt to it for taste.

[@WhoMe87799]

@@RealDarkBlade I've tried amaranth and found it far too starchy. I bet chickens would love it though.

[@paganathiest6349]

welp its good to know that the highest yielding crop is the only crop plant i know for certain i'd be able to grow right off the bat lmao. and my household always has some potatoes on hand at all times for cooking purposes it really doesnt take all that much effort to set aside a few for sewing just so they can get sprouts. and as long as its watered well it should grow pretty much without a hassle

[@mjk9388]

Amaranth is still very labor intensive to process. I took just one head of those Golden Amaranths and processed it for seed clean enough for eating. Took me an hour an a half. Worth investing in some type of device that can seperate the chaff.

[@KJensenStudio]

Is there such a device? Those seeds are so small!

[@mjk9388]

@@KJensenStudio Yes, there’s DIY ones you can create yourself. You can search KZbin for “Seed Separator Cleaner” to see the basic concept. I haven’t found a cheap version that you can buy beyond the ones used for professional applications. Here’s one version you can build yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqTTeayhmdqInLM

[@KJensenStudio]

@@mjk9388 Heyyyyy! Thank you! 😃 I am going to try some of these gigantic amaranth. I used to grow the lovely droopy red ones, but these monster gold ones look like a nice challenge, especially with patience in winnowing, so I'm glad you mentioned it. Thanks again for the link!

[@mjk9388]

@@KJensenStudio My pleasure. They really do produce gigantic heads and don’t forget you can eat the leaves too!

[@BatteredWing]

Yeah, I prefer Amaranths as a leafy green rather than a grain.

[@pearlustjewelries]

Actually squash or pumpkins - you can also eat the leaves. It's lovely to sauté, you will have to wash them with salted water though.

[@Osminoqtos]

Potatoes are best in my climate. (Austrian Alps). And did you know that you can breed them to adapt to your climate, for better yields and taste? You just need the seeds from the berries and a few years of selection work.

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Now I know what to do with my potatoes dingle berries! Thanks :)

[@jupitercyclops6521]

@@user-ne9sd4ow1o You should try making dingle berry wine

[@jupitercyclops6521]

I make my own toe cheese. It's sharp. But spread on crackers & it's a treat

[@troylowe-ge5741]

Squash (or pumpkin as we call their here) have a third option, “The Leaves” not many folk realize pumpkin leaves are very edible and nutritional when slightly cooked. Make a great option as a wrap after light steaming. The light cooking eliminates the spikiness. 👍

[@nunyabiznes33]

You can also eat the flowers. Maybe just the male flowers after you're done hand pollinating them.

[@jam_is_jammin]

A lot of people also like eating the flowers: stuffed or tempura style.

[@fuzzy1joe]

@@jam_is_jammin Be sure to release the bees that will hangout in the flowers - like drunks at a bar 😂

[@brendanspeed7569]

My wife peels big stems

[@eduarddvorecky3731]

I have hazelnut trees. They are great. In fact i have so many i started using them as hedges. Most annoying thing it that you may forget to pick up just handfull of nuts wich is around 15-25 pieces, and at least 10 will start growing. Every year i find new ones growing somewhere, and transplanting them is no issue either. I took out 2 that were pretty big, and had to lob off over 60% of the root system (And i mean major roots), but after planting them in new place, and giving each a bucket of water 1-3 times a week for next 2 months they had no issue growing again. Of course it stopped their growth for next 2 years because they were developing the roots back, but they are back at it.

[@jameslee-dp6cb]

Ive seen where stinging nettles are the most nuticious plant on earth. You have to take care not to come into contact with the plant until the entire plant has been subjected to very hot water. The hot water disolves the stinging barbs. They enhance your bodies ability to absorb nutrients as well. Anarexea people could benefit greatly from this plant. I was never able to gain weight until I tried it. I dont eat them regularly, but sprinkle the dried leaves on other foods to help. I found that I didnt have to eat as much to maintain my weight.

[@reckneya]

If I may, I wish to add something to the chicken carb yield; Chickens are also a way to: 1.) regain some of your wasted scraps back into food (eggs, meat) 2.) access a resource on your land that would otherwise go to waste I'll elaborate. With point 1 I mean you can feed your chicken things you may otherwise discard. They eat it and convert the nutrients to chicken, or into chicken manure. Point 2 is that every piece of land will have its fair number of insects and other criters. Protein that would otherwise not become available to you unless you start going the WEF way and eat those. Your chicks will use this food source, and again will convert those into chicken meat or eggs. The yield of chickens is therefore possibly slightly higher, and also will the kind of nutrients they produce be very valiable. My 2 cents for who was curious

[@markirish7599]

Brilliant comment 👏

[@DChristina]

@@markirish7599-Agree!

[@ExtremelyRadiant]

Great video, thank you. This is my first ever Vegetable garden, BUT, carrots and some lettuce, is a must. Going to GET a Filbert/Hazelnut Tree. Who knows?? I could sell the nuts at the Farmer's Market. 😊 SO excited, like I am 5 years old again, planting cucumbers and carrots, with my mother. ❤

[@reneebrown2968]

Pumpkin seeds are also great for getting rid of internal pests. We used them to worm our goats

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@josephspruill1212]

This is how I wormed my cat. I ground up pumpkin seeds and mixed it in his food for about a week.

[@wmluna381]

​@@josephspruill1212What amount of seeds did you use & for how long? Also, every meal?

[@josephspruill1212]

@@wmluna381 to be honest it’s been a while since I posted this much less the last time o did it! My cat wouldn’t eat them whole so I had to grid them and make a paste. I put it in a medicine syringe 💉 and would fill it up 2-3 times. His poop 💩 would be runny the next time as well. And I would feed it too him once a day before bed! It’s how my mother use to do us when we was kids so I treated him like my baby cause he was… I wouldn’t fill the syringe up only about half way each time. Kats have small stomachs as kittens and don’t know how to say no some times!

[@wmluna381]

@@josephspruill1212 I appreciate all of the information. It was helpful. Thank you for taking the time to respond in detail. 😊

[@David-kd5mf]

Off grid tools for grain corn are hand crank grinder and a volcanic matate which is a large curved surface to mash ground nixtamilzed corn into fine paste after grinding to make tortillas that puff on dry griddle. Matate likely is great at mashing sprouted wheat berries into fine dough for flat breads as well.

[@lacielynnae7103]

I am trying out amaranth and quinoa this year along with loads of winter squash, potatoes, carrots, beets and beans. Pretty much every time I watch the news I go put some more seeds in the ground 😝 I opted not to grow spinach or kale this year to make way for more calorie dense plants and instead am using amaranth leaves and beet greens as well as foraging nettle leaves (which grow like crazy here) to get additional micronutrients.

[@patriciafisher1170]

I’m glad you mentioned the amaranth leaves I use them also also most people don’t know that sweet potato leaves are great to eat I stir fry them when I have run out of other leafy greens.

[@cm-xq5zj]

@@patriciafisher1170 most squash leaves are edible also.

[@debrasfrugallife3703]

Me too it's freaking me out . 🌻🌻🌻

[@notmyworld44]

Pigweed and Spiny Pigweed are wild amaranths that grow abundantly in farmlands here in northwestern Arkansas. The leaves are edible as well as the seeds, but be careful with the spiny variety.

[@VeganV5912]

@@patriciafisher1170 ; Sweet potato 🍠, leaves 🍃, delicious too 😋. Potato 🥔, leaves or toxic ☠️🍃. .. Time-Iapse pig carcasses. 5-10 days in your stomach puutrefying 🤮. Deodorant mask the symptoms but you still smell bad in your feet and shoes and socks 🔴🍖🦠🧟‍♂️🥾🦶🧦, 🧟‍♂️💩🚽🤮🤮🤮. No Fibre. PH 4, hard arteries.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKe2i4ejjLepjrs .. Vegans they don’t smell, because lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentiIs beans and potatoes etc. Lots of fibre !! PH 7-10. Smooth arteries. ToiIet ✅❤️💩🚽😉 neutral. And you get bigger and stronger and fitter when you go plant based. No fat deposits because fat deposits is animals and cheese and fish etc. Herbivores like gorillas and bonobos and Orangutans, no plaque because plaque is eating corpses 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... Hard arteries. No fibre !! We are herbivores. Like bonobos and orangutans and gorillas. Ape family. They are herbivores like humans. We act like ‘Omnivores’, and get heart attack and cancer and high blood pressure and strokes no fibre and fat deposits clog your arteries !!!! 51% death rate !!!! Vegans have 4% cancer. And Gorillas they have 1% cancer in the wild 😜. And they don’t eat meat, and they are huge, 97.6% the same as us !!! Fibre is plants and fruit and nuts and berries and sweet potato 🍠 and lentils and beans and rice and oats etc. Peer reviewed scientific fact !! Yeast is B12. Teaspoon 500% !!!!! And it’s natural, 🦠 (hint hint🥖🍞B12). Or marmite teaspoonful 480% !!!!! Duckweed B12 500% teaspoon !!!. Nori sheets B12 46% 1 piece......

[@brandonstahl3562]

I've focused on perennials over the last couple years... berry's, asparagus, nut and fruit trees, grape, horse radish, comfy, greek Oregano and peppers. Only grow a few annuals tomatoes, brassicas, peas and beans.

[@gathercreatelivewithleslie8340]

Yes, took me forever to get horseradish to plant. I've been nibbling on the greens now and then.

[@EvoS76]

Man, that’s awesome! I was going to say the sun choke. I just dedicated a 1/3 of my garden to it. It is quite prolific. Slice them in 1/2 or 1/4s and bake them with salt on them. Amazing!

[@retiredviking2419]

LOL, next year it'll be 6/3 of your garden.

[@Erewhon2024]

Can you digest inulin?

[@laurieallen8535]

Thank you for your wonderful videos. I live in Lunenburg county, Nova Scotia, Canada, where we have Jerusalem Artichokes, in the garden edge. They really don't get good tasting, until they get, at least one good frost.

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

Butternut squash and acorn squash store very well. I don't know about 1 or two years, but easily 6 months. I think they actually taste much better after storing in my basement for 2-3 months.

[@christophermartins5165]

Amazing! I've been trying to put this information together and here it is all in one place! One piece of information I didn't pick up in the video is that the average adult needs about 0.73 million calories per year. (2,000 per day x 365 days per year). It's great to see that basically any plant in this video provides more than enough calories for 2 people on one acre! Fast paced, great information, and very practical. Thanks Chad!

[@zakarymcleod1850]

Here's another thing you can do with potatoes for an even better yield. Graft a tomato plant to the potato root stock and now you've got tomatoes and potatoes on the same plant, giving you more variety without taking up more space. Results may vary but it is possible.

[@WhoMe87799]

The Kiwi Gardener made a video doing this! He grafted 3 kinds of tomatoes and harvested them for half the summer, then he made catsup and fries (chips if you're a Brit) form the same plant LOL.

[@shambalaspaceoflove7528]

Great video Thank you 😊could you please link that groovy hand grinder...I didn't catch the make🙌

[@zakarymcleod1850]

@@shambalaspaceoflove7528 Sorry, I can't help you with that. You should probably ask that question in the main comment section and not as a response to my comment.

[@shambalaspaceoflove7528]

@@zakarymcleod1850 haha oooooops sorry didn't realise 😁🤷‍♀️

[@blackkennedy3966]

That’s not viable at all, both the tubers and berries will compete for nutrients is what I’ve seen so you get less tomato’s and smaller potatoes.

[@fugoogle8907]

I thought this was going to be a stupid video but gave it a shot. Wow, outstanding info, presented quickly and with just enough detail. Well done!

[@jesseparker6314]

Thank you Chad. Great work here, and very important knowledge you’re passing along. Great job all around.

[@wiiwanna]

Some sweet potatoes varieties have edible and great tasting leaves. You can stir fry or use them in soups. You can harvest the leaves from spring to late fall. Thats alot of added calories and nutrition though out the year.

[@h.salemink5152]

Thanks for the great tips!👍🏻 Yes i have one crop missing: the chard, or Swiss chard! Happen to have it in my garden. It tastes great and also very easy to grow 😊

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Chard is a no beet beet.

[@aliceh5289]

Chard is delicious!

[@CharlieB_P2ST]

You are the reason I started my KZbin channel so I could connect with people and make them think about their future survival and help them! Thank you!

[@theresatraugott6970]

Yes, I grow stinging nettles. They are very nutritious and tasty and grow very well.

[@lesliepalacio8111]

Where can I get them? Id like to start some

[@theresatraugott6970]

@@lesliepalacio8111 I believe I got them from Annie’s heirloom seeds but you can usually find them in the woods or next to a creek.

[@ludicrousone8706]

You can eat the leaves of amaranth, sweet potatoes, beets and even Pumpkin. When they jung and tender put them in salads, later use them as spinach. Beet greens contain oxalates and should not be eaten raw daily.

[@shelleysanders9666]

Beetroot leaves I think are allright if they are cooked

[@MegaSnail1]

Thank you for this list. Looking forward to learning the best varieties for my region. Be well.

[@simonewright2008]

He didn't mention a few things like eating sweet potato (kumara) leaves and also the white pith inside the sunflower stem can be dried and whizzed into flour... half and half with regular flour it works well

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I will have to look into the pith flour, thanks.

[@freedem41]

Winged beans and relatives are supposed a super plant as the root, pod, and beans are all great foods, plus the root will produce for many years if not eaten, and they add nitrogen to the soil. They prefer warmer climates, however. The Chinese "5 flavored fruit" vine prefers colder areas and is high in caffeine type energy and so a coffee substitute in action but fruit flavor. It is also perennial.

[@EndTimeCountryLiving]

The two crops that I like to grow together are corn and beans. I really like the painted mountain corn and the Rosso di Lucca bush beans. Great calories in both and they store well. Great thoughts Chad. God bless you brother.

[@kuiperbeltdropout8791]

Bush blue lake 274 beans grow really well in containers and in ground and grow a large crop when planted dense

[@robhtp3817]

Very educational. Thanks. I often tell my wife when we retired I’d like to get a small spread of land maybe 20-50 acres up in Oregon. These plants would go perfect. You’ve got a new subscriber here 🙌🏼

[@FM-qm5xs]

My problem with growing sweet potato is I eat too much of the leaves while it's growing so I rarely get a good root harvest. It does grow practically all year here though and it is so easy to just shove cuttings in the ground to grow new plants. Another crop I am interested in is winged bean. It is a more tropical plant but has more nutrition than even soy and practically every part of it is edible including the roots!

[@colleenforrest7936]

You can put a sweet potato half way in a glass of water in doors and eat the leaves off the runners growing off them all throughout the winter. I will have to try the winged bean leaves. I tried a runner bean leaf once and it tasted like beans, but I had a reaction to it. Will have to see if winged beans are the same... Without the reaction!

[@tennesseeterri]

What growing zone are you in? Thank you

[@FM-qm5xs]

@@tennesseeterri I am borderline between warm temperate and subtropical. It very rarely gets to freezing here.

[@manslaughterinc.9135]

Nutrient dense information. Love the presentation and cadence.

[@jeffwashington9949]

This is one of the best survival food list, great work, concise and ranked by calories per acre. There is a region skew, up here in new England the 7 sisters include groundnuts and ground cherry Down south peanuts & Cassava Storage and the hungry gap is the true seasonal Starvation challenge Consider in ground food storage ie turnips

[@abundancefoodforest]

Completely agree with your first comment. Great and useful detail. I've never heard of the 7 sisters in agriculture. What are they and what's the origin of the grouping?

[@jeffwashington9949]

@@abundancefoodforest The Seven Sisters of Abenaki Indigenous Agriculture

[@skiboij7212]

No jomo I love ur video beacuse of the clear communication nd beautiful background of God itself just makes me want to search for more like this, I appreciate the inspiration even if it was unintentionally, I wish love and peace 4u.

[@lunchymunchy2984]

Really well thought out suggestions, personally I’d put some alliums in there but just for a flavour flourish but I think with/on these ten crops alone you could live a long life while eating some really great dishes... nice work!