[Community_garden] 10,000 pounds of food on 1/10 Acre

[Liz Gardens]

The Dervaes family members at
http://www.pathtofreedom.com
have been growing about 6000 pounds of food per year for the last several
years on 1/10 acre.  They have a 12 month growing season.

This year they are challenging themselves to grow 10,000 pounds of food on
their 1/10 acre.
This is a little less than nine 20x25 foot community garden plots

I started thinking about that rate of production relative to community
garden plots.
Their current rate is about 1.37 pounds of food per square foot.
Their 2008 goal is 2.3 pounds per square foot.

So for a 20x25 foot plot that would be 685 pounds at their current rate or
1150 for the new goal
or for an eight month growing season at the same rates --514 pounds and 863
pounds.

Does anyone have gardeners who might be interested in trying a smilar
challenge?  Or maybe even people who are already growing gardens that are
that productive?

Liz
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