How Much to Grow for Self Sufficiency | Food Security and Resilience

How Much to Grow for Self Sufficency | Food Security and Resilience. I am often asked How much food do I need to grow to be self sufficient? Here is an explanation of how to decide and how to plan to grow enough for food security with some resilience built in to your gardening plans.
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[@LizZorab]

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[@ElinWinblad]

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm can you do a video on how to store produce over winter 😃

[@FarmerTonto]

No faff, straight to the point. It's refreshing to see you have not changed your videos style with all that is going on in the world. Thumbs up for no scaremongering 👍. Keep up the good work.

[@LizZorab]

Thank you. 😃

[@LisaLBrown-jh7zr]

Love the idea of freezing the green parts of the onions.

[@nygardenguru]

Dehydrated leeks are perfect for adding to ramen and miso soup

[@LizZorab]

Thank you for the tip.

[@lynmaunsell4062]

One thing I need to improve on is succession planting so that we have an continual even supply to eat

[@LizZorab]

Hi Lyn, I made a diary for when to plant for a continuous supply, but I'm not very good at keeping to it so I think we'll be 'enjoying' gluts and voids again this year!

[@Caprifool]

You're so fortunate to have a season of some sort all year round. Living where it potentially is below zero 5-6 months really makes me envious. 😅 I'd love to have a little English allotment.

[@samavera7097]

Great content as always, such a wonderful nature as always feel like I’m in the garden with you, great presentation, I look forward to your youtube videos, so calming and so informative. Thank-you 🌱🥦🌱

[@LizZorab]

Thank you Sam, that's very kind of you. I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos. If you'd care to share this video on your social media I would be very grateful. 😃

[@zoestanisstreet8058]

love the idea of share growing with neighbours, makes a lot of sense rather than gluts you get more variety.

[@LizZorab]

It just makes sense when one of you is better at growing something than the other!

[@HH-fm7bt]

I'm so inspired by this, children and young people (especially in schools) need to be taught how to do this. Supermarket food wrapped in plastic is just not best way to eat or live.

[@LizZorab]

So pleased that you enjoyed this and yes I agree with you about food wrapped in plastic.

[@kellykilfeather]

I found that when I had a very productive allotment, I ate far more veggies that I would have done prior to having it... when you put all that effort into growing it, you hate wasting it. I’ve now got a much bigger space to grow in this year, and I know I’m overdoing it on the amount of plants, (38 tomato plants, ha ha, and at least double that of kale) but if it’s there, there’s more chance of me cooking with it. And there’s nothing nicer than being able to give a veg box to a friend or neighbour

[@LizZorab]

I hope it all grows well for you this year - how exciting!

[@wild-radio7373]

Someone told me that rocket is called Arugula in America. That fella with the "grow food for free" book, the video you did with him, is how I found you ♡♡♡ 🤜👍🤛♡♡♡

[@kahae9858]

Very helpful thank you! Dandelions are another useful plant - a triple purpose crop - the young leaves are great in salads, you can eat the flowers (the bees love them too) and make a nutrient-rich coffee style drink from the roots. I never bother to sow them, they always pop up anyway in early spring, but I make sure to leave a good number to grow on through the summer.

[@Lovelygreens]

Loads of useful information here Liz. Love the freezing onion greens tip -- makes a lot of sense. Through the year I use a lot of perennial onions too -- mainly welsh onions and Egyptian walking onions but this year I've planted a clump of perennial onions got at a seed swap. Oniony greens are such a valuable and underrated food flavoring.

[@LizZorab]

Hi Tanya, thanks for dropping by again. I don't think that I make enough use of our perennial onions, I have been harvesting some leaves in the last couple of weeks because I've used the bulb onions and everything stored in the freezer, so it's either the perennials, leeks or chives for a while now. I finally got around to planting out our Babington leeks last week, I've had them growing in a seed tray for a year, but now they are in a raised bed so I'll watch with interest to see how they grow. I'm looking forward to later in the year when hopefully we will be allowed to travel again!

[@lce_Poseidon]

i've always wondered if everyone with the space to grow vegetables did grow them then there would be enough food for the whole of the uk

[@thisorthat7626]

Victory gardens during and after WWII. I believe that we have to educate peoples' palates so they will eat healthy food instead of junk food. I loved buying Brussel sprouts and leeks in the UK when I lived there. Dirt cheap and so tasty. Blessings.

[@claireshaw2980]

No. The uk hasn't been self sufficient in food since the 18th century. The population then was approx 10million. It's now almost 70million and the amount if growing space we have is a fraction of the size as cities and towns expand. No normal home in an ordinary town has as much space as Liz has here. However 80% of UK homes have a garden * of some sort * but the majority simply don't grow any food in them . If every single garden produced food it would NOT = self sufficiency whatsoever, but it WOULD help enormously. The rates of food poverty in the UK would drop *dramatically* Remember *less* than 20% of the UK population have no garden. If those with gardens and allotments all grew food, the excess ( and there is always excess ) could be given to those who cannot garden as a boost to what they buy.

[@marilenebeaulieu9727]

Great idea to compile what you eat and when. I already compiled the harvest, now I will going backward and remove the harvested items as I eat them. Plant what you eat and eat what you plant!

[@MattsPlotAllotmentchannel]

Great video, this is exactly why we want to move to our Smallholding as soon as this strange period is over stay safe

[@LizZorab]

Hopefully it won't be too long before you can make the move.

[@MattsPlotAllotmentchannel]

@@LizZorab it was going to be July but unfortunately, that's been put on hold now.

[@hollydimig3998]

I’m definitely going to start cutting up and freezing onion and leek greens. Great advice.

[@LizZorab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@judifarrington9461]

I loved this video! The spiced cabbage sounds lovely. I freeze lots of prepared meals for winter for those difficult days. It's better than takeout or buying prepared foods.

[@maryphillips864]

I love how you use a pro pad to kneel on, very comfortable for the knees and of course it has a dual purpose... you can sit on it too! Thanks so much for your ideas on self sufficiency and the amount to grow. I always find I either grow too much or not enough, also I must have wasted so much by not using the plant efficiently, so it's good to be reminded. I have a polytunnel frame waiting for a cover and can't wait to grow greens through the winter 👍😊

[@LizZorab]

Hi Mary, I hope you get a calm wind day very soon so that you can get the cover on your polytunnel. I was so, so very excited the day ours was covered - I was grinning like a Cheshire cat!

[@LiliansGardens]

I always love seeing you going on about your gardening. I follow advice and grow somethings.

[@laceymiles8455]

For the first time, I froze onion tops this year and I love them. Easy and convenient. I use them all the time and will be doing this again. Thank you Liz. You are awesome.

[@LizZorab]

So pleased that you've enjoyed using them. It's not an original idea and I really ought to say thank you to the person who suggested it to me, but I can't remember who it was - oops!

[@laceymiles8455]

@@LizZorab My grandfather did this years ago, but I forgot about it until I saw it on your channel, another thing he did was dust his plants with wood ash to protect them from slugs and bugs. I sometimes put a ring of ash around tender seedlings to protect them,

[@nicolaj3294]

Hi Liz, I'm a bit late watching. I used to watch all youtube videos on my way to and from work on the train but now I'm having to drive to work everyday and don't get as much time to watch. Great tip about freezing the green tips of onions for extra oniony flavour during the year, will have to try that with my spring onions.

[@LizZorab]

Hi Nicola, hopefully the travel restrictions won't last for too much longer there and you'll be back to getting your video fix while travelling. How is the course going?

[@annelyle5474]

Inspiring ideas for getting the most out of your crops, Liz - I'd be out in the garden now, picking beetroot leaves, if it wasn't raining! I'd love to have the space for self-sufficiency, but 9 sq m of raised beds + random containers isn't going to cut it! Instead I try to get the biggest bang for my buck: space-efficient crops (e.g. leeks instead of onions; anything that will grow vertically), stuff that's expensive in the supermarket (herbs and salad) or tastes way better fresh from the plant (peas, tomatoes) or is hard to find (chard, interesting squash varieties).

[@nikolay-ogn]

by chance i found your video, I am a gardener since 5 years and I can sense the great experience here!!! thanks. I will follow you...

[@simplifygardening]

Great tips Liz. So many people do not know how to manage crops for the best harvests. and that may mean cut and come again with things you might not realise like peas

[@LizZorab]

Thanks Tony! Hopefully this video will help folks look again at the things that they grow and plan for double crops from them and growing alternatives to their usual choices.

[@mariannedarrow7227]

Thanks for this video. I'm hoping to start planting soon but as we only have a small plot it's really useful to hear about plants that can be used two ways. Subscribed 👍.

[@LizZorab]

Thanks for subscribing, I hope you'll find some of my other videos useful too.

[@patstephenson4199]

Thank you Liz x

[@meehan302]

A very informative video. Thanks Liz for sharing.

[@LizZorab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@v-mac2263]

Great vdeo Liz, nice to eventually feel the sun on our faces. :)

[@charleyfolkes]

Thanks for the great channel and videos! I appreciate your thoughtfull deliberateness in the way you go about things and honesty in expression of personal things. It is nice to have a garden to tend to and see it respond ! It seems you must be a good cook and it would be great to see some garden to kitchen cooking videos ! The chive vinegar looks wonderful ! Blessings, be well !

[@LizZorab]

Hello Charley, thank you for your kind words, it's much appreciated.

[@veemcg3682]

Thanks Liz for this very useful video. I never know how much of anything to grow but your tips are very helpful. I do like to use everything and waste as little as possible. I'm considering buying a freezer so I can store home grown organic food for use at times when I can't have it straight from the garden.

[@dugchris2009]

Thanks for all the great information. Looking forward to the news letter.

[@twoturtles7030]

Hoping you all are doing well thanks for sharing. 💕

[@carolparrish194]

Hi Liz! It is such a gloomy day. I wish I could get out in the garden.Yesterday was just beautiful. We are confined to our homes and it is getting harder. Today is peak day.

[@LiliansGardens]

It' s still gloomy here. Ah

[@tanarehbein7768]

Thanks for this. I haven't quite found the perfect way to grow the right amount. Thanks too for the storage and cooking tips. Some of the most valuable info in this one for the beginner.

[@marioknowsitsgod1506]

Love your channel Liz

[@TXDHC]

Thank you Liz! I'm working on it!

[@LizZorab]

It'll come, maybe not instantly, but it will. It took us a couple of years to get our heads around changing how and what we eat. Once we'd done that growing a higher proportion of our food became much simpler! Stick at it!

[@SteveRichards]

Lovely video Liz, I love your tip about storing the onions greens in the freezer, it always seems such a waste otherwise. That is a lot of red cabbage, 30 plants would fill my freezer! We tend to harvest ours over a couple of months before we switch over to the savoys. Have you ever tried growing field beans for their tips, much better than broad beans and you can use any spare ground over winter and harvest from December to April : All the best - Steve

[@LizZorab]

Hi Steve, that's 10 for us and one for each family with veg boxes. Planned on field beans for last year then forgot to do them! Will do them this year.

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

I could never grow enough food for my family of 6 with the space I have, but I try to make the space as productive as possible! Some good tips on best value plants!

[@LizZorab]

Hi, I'm sure that you are producing as much as you can with the space that you have and Bristol is such a good place to be able to access locally grown food!

[@maryoshea933]

Very good advice as always.

[@markfrancis9106]

So informative, thank you for your videos👍👍

[@melanieallen8980]

thankyou..great video..shared

[@pennythompson4790]

thanks learned loadsxx

[@carolem9134]

Hi Liz, I really like your cabbage. I love to cook it every which I can. You sure have been busy .🙂

[@self-reliant-family1565]

We (our family) really love your channel. Being self-sufficient is so important. I believe that soon people will realize that food doesn't come from supermarkets and groceries. Thank you for your videos, I hope to see them all together with my family! :)

[@LizZorab]

Thank you! I hope you will enjoy the videos - but the older ones are not very good, so don't watch those! LOL

[@self-reliant-family1565]

@@LizZorab I try to make some videos too, I can totally relate to you feelings of the "beginner" videos 😆

[@stefaniacattaneo3802]

You are an inspiration to me!

[@Jchathe]

Hey Liz, you’re looking really good! Thank you for this post 🙏💖

[@LizZorab]

Thank you!

[@christianerardt3705]

Thank you for so much good advice 💚🌱

[@LizZorab]

You are so welcome!

[@Morticia147]

I'm new to your channel, but I love it. Have already found a few new things here for our veg garden.

[@LizZorab]

Hello and welcome to Byther Farm! I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our small corner of this beautiful planet 😃

[@lindapenney5207]

Awesome update Liz

[@LizZorab]

Thanks Linda!

[@graceandrews2386]

Thank you so much for sharing this useful video. Much to think about♥️

[@LizZorab]

Hello Grace, the thing that I found the hardest about planning our food was that my main food group used to be chocolate!

[@stevendowden2579]

very interesting

[@kobostinywings]

Liz, you are the best! Love your channel!

[@LizZorab]

Thank you so much!

[@traceyclark178]

Thanks Liz great info, very helpful thank you and stay well.

[@LizZorab]

Thanks Tracey! Stay safe too 😃

[@OfftoShambala]

One of my current goals is to grow all the ingredients for several dishes that all use a lot of the same ingredients and have enough every year, all year to make those dishes. Vs trying to have enough for everything. But, eventually I’d like to get there! Great topic.

[@jeanettegoodier3495]

Great video, lots of interesting, helpful information that’s easy for us to follow. Keep up the good work, we really appreciate it. Thank you 😊

[@LizZorab]

Thank you Jeanette, so pleased that you are finding it useful 😊

[@vivienrhodes4248]

Hi Liz Now I've learnt you can eat the leek/onion leaves and freeze them. You can eat beetroot stems and leaves to which I learnt from Cregneash Heritage garden in IOM

[@michellepauly6517]

Great video Liz, very useful.

[@LizZorab]

Thank you Michelle, I hope you are keeping safe and well :-)

[@ThornsandMyrtles]

Thanks so much for the tip about the onion greens!! God bless!

[@LizZorab]

I was so excited when I first heard about that and they taste almost nicer than the onion bulb!

[@akrealestatebroker]

Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska. Blessings to you and your family!

[@LizZorab]

Hello, welcome to our tiny corner of this beautiful world 😃

[@helpwithfoodstorage5943]

Great Helpful Suggestions. Practical Ideas.

[@LizZorab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karenb221]

Love your channel it’s going to change my life 😃

[@LizZorab]

Hello Karen, welcome to Byther Farm, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our little corner of this beautiful planet 🌱

[@janicedias_sowgrowanddiy]

Hello Liz I love watching your videos.. can you please make a video on how the system of veg boxes work??? Thank you for your videos..

[@LizZorab]

Well that was spooky - I was literally just thinking 'perhaps I should make a video about the veg boxes, I wonder whether that would interest anyone?' 😃

[@ecuadorhomestead6245]

Thanks for sharing this video!

[@ecuadorhomestead6245]

Keep the videos coming!

[@LizZorab]

Thanks! Did I see that you had a new camera, or new internet access or something similar?

[@KellysKitchenGarden]

Brilliant tip for the onion and leek tops Liz!! Thanks so much ☺️🌱

[@LizZorab]

Hi Kelly, it was like a lightbulb moment for me when I realised that I'd be able to get almost double the food from so many things that we grow. It was like doubling the size of the garden, but without twice the work (so I'll be putting that in a video very soon!)

[@KellysKitchenGarden]

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm 👍🏼😃 Look forward to it x

[@familygardener2019]

Hello from sunny Bolton 🌞, Great video, and I found it very informative, I have recently converted my back garden into an allotment, so as much information as possible is a great help thanks, take care and keep up the amazing work 👍

[@LizZorab]

Aw thank you. Well done for doing all that work in your garden!

[@elizabethflynn8455]

Another fantastic video,Liz. Thank you.🙂

[@LizZorab]

Thank you Elizabeth.

[@elizabethflynn8455]

@@LizZorab 🙂

[@gardenboots7464]

Wonderful. Thank you :)

[@LizZorab]

Thank you for watching, I'm glad that you like it. 😊

[@tinnerste2507]

part of it is learning to love what grows well kn your garden, another part is learnjnb to grow the veg that you like, most of which are mediterranian lol, one part extendkng your harvest and the last part is learnjng to put food by for the bad growing years. thanks to you i discovered parsley root and its delicious and will replace potatoes, which for me dont do well cause of pests and wild animals. my other favorite root crop is black salisfy it never goes woody and has tasty spring greens, it is however, annoying to peel .

[@LizZorab]

Glad that you like the root parsley! I'm going to be eating our salsify this year, so I have the pleasure of peeling that to come.

[@jennifersissons7844]

Store potatoes in a potato clamp in the ground.

[@stevekent3991]

I don’t think you can grow enough fruit and veg no matter how much you think you eat. Growers should always aim for a surplus just in case there are issues during the growing season. Furthermore if you do end up with a surplus, you can give it away, store/preserve, feed your worms, dump on your compost heap to make more compost. No surplus is wasted.

[@shelleybean1112]

Thank you ❤

[@LizZorab]

Thank you for dropping by again Shelley 😃

[@shelleybean1112]

Always love your videos I only have a patio with planters free standing and attached to fences but I love growing what I can 😊

[@hilarylonsdale608]

Thank you for the tips! Why did I never think of saving the onion greens?

[@LizZorab]

Hi Hilary, it was a bit of an eye opener when I first heard about using the tops for freezing - a real light bulb moment!

[@100based9]

Glad I stumbled across this channel. Seems like a wealth of valuable information. Especially considering the times, if there is a restricted access to food most people will starve.

[@LizZorab]

Hello and welcome, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our tiny corner of this beautiful planet.

[@thisorthat7626]

Glorious Reign, most people in the west will not starve, however they may have to change their preferences regarding what they will eat. As meat becomes more expensive people need to adjust to using meat as a seasoning instead of a main course. People have done this in the past and will do so in the future. Ham and beans instead of a ham, chicken stew instead of roast chicken, etc. There are so many delicious foods available if you know how to use them. Blessings.

[@biancaklas2273]

Hi Liz! Really enjoying going through your videos! I’m curious as to how you started you vegetable boxes for local families? With all this going on we have land and the ability to grow a range of vegetables and I feel like a seasonal box of vegetables might be something people could really benefit from. Just thought I would ask. Thank you for all you knowledge

[@Oktopia]

Excellent information. How long do you let the peas grow before harvesting shoots? I want to try it.

[@TwinkleToes2day]

Another very helpful video. Thank you. Please will you show us how to tie up onions. I've tried a few times without success and ended up with rotten parts on my onions. Also, did I hear you right, that carrots can over winter in the ground? That's brilliant if so. Looking forward to your newsletter. Stay Safe ~ Mo

[@LizZorab]

Hi Mo, in this part of the world, yes carrots can overwinter in the ground. If it is much hotter and drier or colder and you get deep snow they may not fare so well. Here's my video that shows how to string onions, it's an old video, the music is too loud and I was still very nervous in front of the camera. I will do a remake this year! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX3XdZ58d8SXpbs

[@TwinkleToes2day]

@@LizZorab Many thanks 💐😊

[@TwinkleToes2day]

@@LizZorab Well I just watched it, and there's nothing wrong with it imo 👍😁 You don't seem overly nervous, the information was very clear and the music was fine to hear whilst you were stringing up the onions. Now I know what to do, I look forward to storing this years crop correctly. Thank you again 🦸‍♀️

[@mr.tidygarden]

I just subbed to your channel. Great content. New youtube gardener here.

[@LizZorab]

Hello and welcome to Byther Farm, I hope you'll enjoy getting to know our small corner of the world :-)

[@mr.tidygarden]

@@LizZorab Liz delighted to experience your channel😊

[@55cjb]

Liz, any tips for repelling onion fly as last year I lost all my onions, leeks and garlic. I grow on raised beds, own compost/rabbit manure, and rotate crops.

[@WibblyWobbly]

plant in a new place, cover with mesh

[@karenw9996]

Liz, I've noticed that you grow a lot of brassicas, and I do understand that because they're so hardy they can extend the harvest. But I also know they are considered goitrogenic, and you have mentioned a thyroid condition in other videos - do you have any concerns about brassicas affecting your thyroid/mood? I don't have Hashimoto's, but I do have hypothyroidism, so I would be interested to hear what considerations you've taken. Thank you so much!

[@LizZorab]

I grow ap lot more brassicas than I actually eat. Many of them are for the ducks during the winter months. But I do eat some and enjoy them. I do not worry too much about their effect on me. There are so many things that I can't eat (allergies) and shouldn't eat (because of impact on thyroid) that I'd actually only be left with beans and lettuce!

[@karenw9996]

@@LizZorab Oh dear! Allergies besides, that's too bad. Luckily my only food allergies seem to be dairy (but mostly milk, and I've found raw is less troublesome than store-bought) and refined sugar (which helps me limit my intake). I do like cabbage & broccoli & Brussels sprouts but haven't been growing them, although I do grow kohlrabi for summer eating. I recently found a naturopath's channel that says if you're on on synthetic hormone you don't need to abstain from cruciferous veg, that the benefits would outweigh the drawbacks...I'm still debating.

[@comanchetexas]

Can you give some more information on your " veg boxes "?

[@LizZorab]

Info can be found on our website www.BytherFarm.com

[@anneaitchison4363]

Hi Liz, would love to receive your newsletter, but I don't see a comment with the link. Thanks

[@LizZorab]

Hi Anne, it was in the video description, but here it is for you Subscribe to our newsletter here bit.ly/2qbsdY5

[@MSKCCooke]

Byther Farm Small Holding Cookbook... just saying. :)

[@LizZorab]

IYes - it's already started, I've been trying to put it together for about 2 years, but then other projects keep turning up that need doing first!

[@prateekkolhe7301]

Freeeeeeeeee Scotland

[@simonpeacock7132]

Hello Liz, lovely spot you have there. How many acres are you growing on?

[@simonpeacock7132]

are you still under an acre including all the food boxes? If so that's fantastic!

[@LizZorab]

Hi Simon, the whole smallholding is 0.8 acres (8/10ths of an acre in old money), that includes the gravel yard, house, barn, stable, piggeries and land to grow on.

[@Ed19601]

How to string up the onions after you cut the stems?

[@LizZorab]

I don't cut the leaves so short that they can't be strung.

[@inekedusseljee3093]

How do you store the vegetables? Like onions and potatoes

[@LizZorab]

Potatoes are stored in sacks in the barn and onions hang in braids like those shown in the video. Most of our food is stored in freezers or in the ground over winter.

[@sarahhuggins7217]

How much land do you have ?

[@comanchetexas]

Do your root crops rot in the ground? Do you cover them with anything to keep rain away/

[@LizZorab]

No they don't rot in the ground here and no I don't cover them. 😃

[@comanchetexas]

@@LizZorab Thank you for your prompt reply to my questions. I'm impressed. Others should be too.

[@100based9]

It seems that in order to feed a family of 9 you would need to grow quite a large quantity of food and have capable storage area.

[@LizZorab]

Yes you would! But it's not impossible, we have homesteading friends who do just that. I think storage is the key and adapting your diet to eat what you can grow.

[@100based9]

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm Thanks! I can already tell this will be a gradual process. I suppose learning how to garden and grow food would be a good first step forward.

[@rickyoswald]

I got waaay too much lettuce, it has completely overgrown the cheese tree :(

[@carolrayfield9265]

I Make lettuce soup if I have a glut.

[@nidge2822]

Very impressive Liz I have sown a lot of onions and lettuce but my problem with the lettuce is slugs I've tried grit ,egg shells ,copper tape none has worked only slug pellets and I'm not a fan of using them as the rats love them grrr have you any suggestions Liz?

[@LizZorab]

Hi Neil, do you have a space in which you could hang a shelf or some guttering like I do with the peas? If so you could try starting your lettuce off there until they are a bit larger and have a fighting chance against the slugs.

[@nidge2822]

@@LizZorab I don't have any other support bars in my tunnel Liz only the basic hoops and ridge pole but I'm sure I can find a way around it 😁thanks Liz!

[@leemandy2548]

How to keep slugs away

[@LizZorab]

Here's my video about slug control kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol7XeKmFir2po5Y