Growing Food for the Year on 1/4 Acre | Self Sufficient Garden Tour | Three Sisters Garden

Year-round self-sufficiency is possible! We’ll show you our homestead garden and explain how.

A home vegetable garden is lovely. Who doesn't love fresh produce in the summer and fall?

But what about those long winter months? How do you feed yourself then?

On just a 1/4 acre of our property we are able to grow well over half of the food our family consumes each year. This includes meat, fruit, and a variety of energy rich storage crops that we harvested last fall and are still eating into July.

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[mickichikwinya]

I hadn't considered putting the trees inside the garden. I'll definitely consider this type of design.

[HelenEk]

First time I have seen this particular design. Very interesting! Greetings from Norway.

[chadkline]

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[dimpletoadfoot]

"chicken tractor" makes me think they're all having a party in there :)

[richarddetriquet]

Excellent practical video. Key point you mentioned is that you can modify this system to your plot. Thanks!

[meqynwx]

awesome vid! never thought about putting the fruit trees permanently in the middle of annual crop rows... will definitely consider this. can you share any potential downsides any inconvenience you experienced with this method?

[kentuckyprepper]

The row width designed for chicken tractors is a great method. Do you notice any reduction in insect pests in the garden with the chickens nearby?

[GenkiSugiru]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. All the best.

[timmathewson]

I really like your set up. Thanks so much for sharing, I really enjoyed the video.

[MickyBellRoberts]

Good morning, I saw your channel on Facebook and thought I need to check you out. Well I love it so have subscribed. Merry Christmas my new friends.

[gagelabarber]

yo get into some shroomies I recommend winecap to start! love the design and the wine caps would do good by the trees with some mulch and hay

[beesandseeds]

Enjoyed this very much. We just lost a duck yesterday to our neighbors dog. We’ve been keeping them in their large pens until we figure out how he’s getting in. Our birds have always been able to free range but I’m thinking tractors are the way to go. Thanks for the video.

[bethanyfrater]

Very informative video! Question, which dried beans did you use in the 3 sisters garden?

[AlbuquerqueBandit]

I don't get it. All I saw was a few chickens and some bees.
I was expecting to see more of the gardening aspect. Those rows seem few and small for a whole family.
I'm not expecting to be able to feed myself on that much, let alone a family. So many questions i have now. How is it self-sufficient?
I saw corn, potatoes, chicken, and honey. Is that all you eat?

[samh-smith]

No beans or cereals? They're the ones you need to have true independence. And an oil - sunflower, olive etc

[MickyBellRoberts]

People don’t realize what can be grown on a 1/4 acre. My goal is to eventually turn my 12.24 acres into a food forest. Please let me know what you think? Merry Christmas.

[kateandres]

Where did you find your bee hives? I can't drop $1000 on bees which is what 5 hives would cost me.

[xbriannaxbananax]

This is amazing. How many chickens fit in each tractor, and do they stay in the tractors all the time or have a coop for night?

[circledot-kcil]

Why are the rows so far apart? You could quadruple your production in that space.

[ZBrokenAngel]

Do the fruit trees get bigger? Would they block out sunlight making the rest of the garden unusable?