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Listed below are facts and stats that document our success and failures in urban gardening and self-sufficiency in 2001. 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: Lot & Location

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: 2001

2001 YIELDS Recorded from May 7 '01 to December 31 '01

Peas

77 lbs*

Beans

165 lbs

Peppers

182 lbs 8 oz

Peaches

505 lbs

Yams/Sweet

Potatoes

42 lbs

Cotton

(experimental)

3 lbs 9 oz

Jicama

6 lbs

Other

9 lbs

Strawberries

22 lbs

Mixed Berries

21 lbs

Cucumbers

60 lbs

Plums

33 lbs

Pumpkins

60 lbs

Broccoli

6 lbs

Melons

Crop Failure

Wheat

(experimental)

2 lbs

Squash Sum.

Yellow 20 lbs 12 oz

Green 48 lbs

Squash Win.

Spaghetti 94 lbs

Mixed 98 lbs

Carrots

18 lbs

Figs

16 lbs

Chayote

43 lbs

Peanuts

(experimental)

2 lbs

Corn

313 ears

Tomatoes

511 lbs 8 oz

Onions

65 lbs 8 oz

Salad Mix

120 lbs

Jerusalem

Artichokes

92 lbs

Oranges

Crop Failure

Sunflower Seeds

1 lbs

* Recorded from April 20, 2001

2001 YIELD

April 20 to December 31

Vegetables - 1,725 lbs

Fruits & Berries - 597 lbs

TOTAL: 2,322 lbs

PROGRESS CHARTS

Garden Yields

2001 Garden Harvest

Harvest Record Graph

WHAT WAS GROWN in 2001: See Plant Listing

VEGGIES

100+

FRUITS & BERRIES

HERBS

OTHER

10*

* Not including flowers and shrubs

Records: STATS 2002 | 2003 �

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SIMPLE LIVING

STATS: 2001

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

WINTER

$120 - $160

SPRING

$100

SUMMER

$50 - $80

FALL

$80

*On a vegetarian diet. Shopping at a local health food store once a month

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

WINTER

25%

SPRING

50%

SUMMER

75%

FALL

65-70%

* no red meat, fowl or pork

RATING CHART

Self Sufficiency

Frugal 'One Month' Shopping List

Records: STATS 2002 | 2003 �

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