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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 Off the Grid Simple Living

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GARDEN YIELDS

STATS: 2002

2002 YIELDS: Recorded from January 1 to December 31 '02

Peas

145 lbs 15 oz

Jerusalem

Artichokes

163 lbs 2 oz

Beans

104 lbs 2 oz

Lima Beans

40 lbs

Mushrooms

(experimental)

2 lbs

Garlic

2 lbs 8 oz

Figs

27 lbs 8 oz

Apples

2 lbs 8 oz

Yacon

30 lbs

Broccoli

48 lbs 7 oz

Mixed Greens

57 lbs

Summer Squash

83 lbs 12 oz

Winter Squash

121 lbs 15 oz

Cucumbers

104 lbs

Peaches

697 lbs

Corn

113 Ears (42 lbs)

Miscellaneous

191 lbs 15 oz

Sweet Potato

71 lbs 10 oz

Carrots

14 lbs 14 oz

Salad Mix

510 lbs 6 oz

Mixed Berries

19 lbs

Onions

49 lbs 6 oz

Mixed Herbs

28 lbs 8 oz

Grapes

19 lbs 12 oz

Pepino Dulce

8 lbs

Trombocino Squash

224 lbs 14 oz

Chayote

20 lbs 15 oz

Tomatoes

543 lbs 6 oz

Radishes

30 lbs 10 oz

Potatoes

(experimental)

6 lbs

Plums

-Crop Failure-

8 lbs

Pumpkin

25 lbs 2 oz

Peppers

43 lbs 5 oz

Oranges

33 lbs 9 oz

Lemons

7 lbs 11 oz

2002 YIELDS

January 1 to December 31

Vegetables - 2,708 LBS 1 OZ

Fruits & Berries - 820 LBS 2 OZ

TOTAL: 3,528 lbs

PROGRESS CHARTS

Garden Yields

Harvest Record Graph

Plant Listing NEW! Over 300 and counting...

WHAT WAS GROWN in 2002

VEGGIES

100 plus

FRUITS & BERRIES

HERBS

104

OTHER

79*

*Including flowers and shrubs

Previous Year: STATS 2001�

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OFF THE GRID

STATS: 2002

COOKING Average meals cooked or warmed in solar oven per week

WINTER

2 out of 14

SPRING

4 / 14

SUMMER

6 / 14

FALL

2 / 14

Previous Year: STATS 2001�

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SIMPLE LIVING

STATS: 2002

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

WINTER

$100 - $120

SPRING

$100

SUMMER

$50 - $75

FALL

$70 - $80

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

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

WINTER

30%

SPRING

50%

SUMMER

75%

FALL

60%

* no red meat, fowl, pork or fish

RATING CHART

2002 Self Sufficiency

2002 Frugal 'One Month' Shopping List

Previous Year: STATS 2001�

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