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Listed below are facts and stats that document our success and failures in urban gardening and self-sufficiency. We hope that by providing this information we can prove that indeed, YOU can make a difference. No matter how small the change is that you make, by realizing that you had to make a change is a giant step in the right direction.

Who knows where the path will take you...

Facts & Diagrams

Changing the way people think about growing food

URBAN HOMESTEAD

FACTS

LOCATION

Pasadena, California

PROPERTY SIZE

Lot: 66' x 132' = 8,712 sq.ft. (1/5 acre)

House: 1500 sq.ft

Garage/Driveway:1300 sq.ft

UNDER CULTIVATION

Backyard: ~ 1300 sq.ft

Front yard: ~ 1300 sq.ft

Containers: ~ 1300 sq.ft

CLIMATE

Average rainfall: 19 inches

National zone: 9-10

Sunset Western Garden Zone: 21

Average first frost: January

Average rainfall: 19 inches

Growing season: March thru November

Soil type and analysis: Sandy / 6.5 p

Last frost: Mid March

Elevation: 865 ft

National zone: 9

Average temp: HIGH / LOW

WINTER

Jan � Feb � Mar

65�F / 40�F

SPRING

Apr � May � Jun

75�F / 50�F

SUMMER

Jul � Aug � Sep

90�F / 60�F

FALL

Oct � Nov � Dec

80� F / 50�F

DIAGRAMS

Property Comparison

Drawings of front / backyard

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GARDEN YIELDS

STATS: 2003

2003 YIELDS: Recorded from January 1 to December 31

Peas

81 lbs 10 oz

Jerusalem

Artichokes

331 lbs oz

Beans

171 lbs 12 oz

Lima Beans

28 lbs 4 oz

Mushrooms

5 lbs 7 oz

crop failure

Garlic

crop failure

Figs

27 lbs 13 oz

Apples

43 lbs 6 oz

Yacon

18 lbs 8 oz

crop failure

Cabbage

81 lbs oz

Guavas

15 lbs 7 oz

Grapefruit

5 lbs 10 oz

Broccoli

82 lbs 2 oz

Mixed Greens

1,344 lbs 14 oz

Summer Squash

46 lbs 15 oz

crop failure

Winter Squash

42 lbs 8 oz

crop failure

Cucumbers

95 lbs 8 oz

Peaches

328 lbs 4 oz

Corn

77 lbs 4 oz

Miscellaneous

119 lbs 11 oz

Sweet Potato

37 lbs 4 oz

crop failure

Beets

13 lbs oz

Avocado

lbs 13 oz

Edible Flowers

36 lbs 4 oz

Carrots

66 lbs 8 oz

Salad Mix

750 lbs 9 oz

Mixed Berries

62 lbs 1 oz

Onions

36 lbs 4 oz

Herbs

315 lbs 8 oz

Grapes

7 lbs 5 oz

crop failure

Pepino Dulce

34 lbs 15 oz

Trombocino Squash

153 lbs 10 oz

Turnips

38 lbs 12 oz

Leeks

31 lbs 8 oz

Okra

23 lbs 10 oz

Edible Garnish

141 lbs 8 oz

Chilachayote

127 lbs 8 oz

Chayote

7 lbs oz

Tomatoes

861 lbs 5 oz

Radishes

213 lbs 4 oz

Potatoes

1 lbs 13 oz

crop failure

Eggplant

41 lbs 1 oz

Pumpkin

4 lbs 8 oz

crop failure

Peppers

70 lbs 4 oz

Oranges

80 lbs oz

Lemons

11 lbs 11 oz

Artichoke

8 lbs oz

Passion Fruit

7 lbs 9 oz

Tree Tomatoes

11 lbs 10 oz

2003 YIELDS

January 1 to December 31

Vegetables - 5,283 lbs 10 oz

Fruits & Berries - 636 lbs 8 oz

Edible Flowers & Herb Garnish - 177 lbs 12 oz

TOTAL: 6,097 lbs 14oz

PROGRESS CHARTS

Harvest Goal NEW!

Water Usage

Harvest Record Graph

Plant Listing Over 300 and counting...

WHAT WAS GROWN in 2003

VEGGIES

coming

FRUITS & BERRIES

coming

HERBS

coming

OTHER

coming*

*Including flowers and shrubs

Previous Year: STATS 2002�

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OFF THE GRID

STATS: 2003

COOKING Average meals cooked or warmed in solar oven per week

WINTER

2 out of 14

SPRING

4 out of 14

SUMMER

7 out of 14

FALL

3 out of 14

Previous Year: STATS 2002�

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SIMPLE LIVING

STATS: 2003

FOOD BILL Average groceries purchase per week* for family of five

WINTER

$100 - $120

SPRING

$90 - $100

SUMMER

$50 - $85

FALL

$60 - $85

*On a vegetarian diet. Shopping at a local health food store once every 6 weeks

FOOD % Grown: "Guesstimate" of our vegetarian diet*

WINTER

55%

SPRING

65%

SUMMER

80%

FALL

65%

* no red meat, fowl, pork or fish

RATING CHART

2002 Self Sufficiency

2003 Frugal 'One Month' Shopping List NEW!

Previous Year: STATS 2002 �

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