Most people think they could feed themselves if they had to. This calculator shows why they’re wrong
I built a tool that works backwards from calories to seeds. Accounts for germination failure, pest losses and your climate zone. Please take a look and let me know if this is useful. It’s all free, no sign-up, no catch.
Just would like to thank, in advance, all those who say they’ve been growing food for 20 years and this is rubbish. This is not for you, this is those of us whose only experience is a couple of growbags of tomatoes each year.
Major outcome of the site? Keep a couple of bags of quinoa at the back of the fridge…..
https://www.foodwhentheshopsstop.com/
EDIT: I have added a two-year calendar to the results page so you can see how quickly, or slowly, you get your garden to the point of providing at least 100% of your calories. This in turn gives you the real prepper dimension as it tells you how much stored food you need until you get there. You can adjust the starting month so you see how much harder it is to get to self-sufficiency depending on the time of year.