6 TOP Crops to Grow at Home to Save You From STARVING

In this video, I give you my 6 TOP CROPS to grow at home in the vegetable garden to save you from starving!

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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[grambofirstblood]

Never underestimate the value of herbs and spices in a survival situation. Those potatoes will get real bland after a few weeks, and mental health is invaluable

[cathrynmartin]

He mentioned the "three sisters" that Native Americans planted together for good reason: Corn first because it sprouts fast and grows tall, beans next that will use the corn stalks to climb on, and last, squash (pumpkin or acorn or butternut) to spread along the ground, keeping the soil around the corn and bean roots cooler. Might try it - a great companion planting threesome that has been proven to work well.

[dfjphhp]

I remember seeing this bloke awhile ago with barely any subscribers, now he's at 2mil! Insane, deserves every single one. Lovely human being.

[manicmaggie]

My dad was unemployed for a year. My mom's folks had a small farm. She grew corn and green beans in our backyard and kept us going. We grew really sick of green bean stew, but we never went hungry.

[missworm]

Blackberries. The plants are free, grow like mad super quickly and are virtually indestructible. I’ve got a bramble that I spent years trying to get rid off (cutting down, digging up, no chemicals) and then I gave in and trained it up the fence. Every year I get at least 9lb of fruit. Easy to make tasty jam and pickle/chutneys that last for years. This one ‘weed’ has been in my garden for 34 years.

[polly_sacharride]

When I was a child my family was desperately poor. My father was a school janitor trying to feed a family of five on the pittance he earned. So we maintained a small flock of chickens and a garden to keep us supplied with meat, eggs and vegetables. I remember those supplying the bulk of our food for a number of years. We didn't grow potatoes or cabbage but we did grow everything else as well as carrots, turnips, okra, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. It kept us pretty well fed and there was a fair amount of variety.
In a strange sort of way I'm almost grateful for having grown up so poor. Being that poor can really teach a lot of survival skills. I'm not going to go so far as to say it was good or I ever enjoyed it but I did learn from it.

[crffujn]

I’m so happy for russell crowe enjoying his garden…








all jokes aside, you have such a positive vibe, thank you for that

[allenman]

We were poor with 6 kids and My dad worked while my mother stayed at home...we always went to my grandmothers house where she had a farm, , , and huge garden, , , chickens....pigs, cows and a pond to fish in...we always brought back alot of frozen purple hull peas, , , and other stuff...we loved it..really miss those days...

[katy]

Just to clarify -- the UK government may have tried to help the Irish during the potato famine, but a not insignificant part of their government also used it as means to rid themselves of what they considered the Irish problem. The Irish grew a lot of food that was non-potato, that the UK government exported to England, leaving the Irish with *only* potatoes. Members of the UK government saw the famine as an opportunity to reduce their Irish problem, i.e., commit genocide against the Irish people, by purposefully starving them. There was enough food in Ireland to feed the Irish; it's just that the UK took it, and left them to starve. To quote one article: "In 1848, Whig economist Nassau Senior expressed his disappointment that the famine that year would reduce the surplus Irish population by only a million souls. To many Whigs, including Charles Edward Trevelyan, the British bureaucrat in charge of Irish famine relief, the famine was seen as divine intervention worthy of a wicked, indolent, ignorant and perverse people."

[dfjphhp]

“If you don’t eat, you don’t fart and if don’t fart you die”
We absolutely broke out in laughter after you said that. My 10 year son was just laughing. Great video. We starting growing dent corn this year and pumpkins. Threw some pole beans in with the corn as well. That corn is over 10’ tall. And the seed was over 5 years old. Amazing plant/grass.

[kevinmencer]

My immediate thought was other root vegetables like onions, carrots and turnips. You can store them almost as long as potatoes, they have some nutrients that potatoes miss out on, and especially onions can really twist the dial up on an otherwise boring stew. You can also eat turnip greens as a dish of it's own.

[DollyDarkside]

My friends and family think that my bulk buying of spices and herbs that way I have them preserved for long term storage is crazy. But it comforts me knowing I'm prepared. My friend even gave me 10 Chicken carcasses that she was just going to throw away, and I canned 42 quarts of chicken stock and 13 quarts of homemade chicken soup. All from something she was going to toss. It's the little things in this world

[iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd]

My twin daughters are 13 since Covid they and my wife have gotten super into gardening. I built a greenhouse 10' x 10' in our backyard and those girls can grow stuff year round in there (We live in Oklahoma). Right now they've got corn, carrots, green beans, potatoes, lettuce, green onions, and tomatoes. I'm probably going to build a 2nd one later this year. It's saving me loads of money and I'm glad to see my girls fired up something productive.

[catherinemelnyk]

Your videos are amazing! So helpful. I'm a 70 year old Canadian and I wish I had an acre or two of land to grow crops on. You must have several people working for you to keep all that food growing, canned, preserved, cooked etc. 😊😊😊❤❤

[rainedyani]

Growing up on Kansas (USA) my parents were avid gardeners - both in flowers and landscaping and with vegetables. My dad was a pastor and we had a large family to feed. We had a massive garden where he grew corn, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, carrots, onions, zucchini, squash, lettuce, ocra, watermelon and rhubarb. ❤️

[netxchange]

Thank you for this video!
1. Potatoes (ideally a few varieties)
2. Corn
3. Cabbage
4. Pumpkin
5. Beans (French, etc)
6. Tomatoes

[gratefulMOMent]

Hey. This is by far my favorite video you’ve ever done. I was instantly hooked by the intelligent stabs at today’s politics to the information you packed in.
You made me smile throughout the video.
Thank you!!!

[cloyteen]

I don’t grow a lot yet. Mostly garlic, onions, and spices. But definitely don’t forget spices and aromatics because they can make food taste better. Hoping to grow enough potatoes to pair with my rosemary and tomatoes with my basil this summer

[Zimmerfam]

Russell Growe!! Love you man! You’re my favorite person to watch! I love your energy, happiness, and loads of useful information!! I’m a long time fan and life long gardener all the way from Nebraska! You taught me the “lasagna method” for filling raised beds!! Keep up the great work!!😊

[Jaricko]

The follow up to this would be food preservation methods. No matter how good your garden is, you need to make the food last several seasons so you are stocked come frost.

Pickled, Dehydrated, Canned, Frozen, Processing it for later.