Re: mathematical formulas and food production

**Tamsin Salehian t*@sparecreative.com**

Here in Australia, Diggers Club is a heritage seed group which publish
results like that. They have set up a sample vegie garden and advertise the
amount of food produced. Their quote follows...

You can grow a years supply of
vegetables in just 10 square metres   
just 2% of the average back yard.

Their email is;
info@diggers.com.au

Tamsin
On 24/10/03 9:45 AM, "Sandy Pernitz" <Sandy.Pernitz@Seattle.Gov> wrote:

> Hi everyone, we have a question I know someone out there has the answer to.  I
> remember some time ago there where many responses to a similar question which
> I saved, but seem to have discarded...you know how that goes you don't use it
> or need it until you get rid of it so if those mathematical wiz out there have
> some formula's to share it would be greatly appreciated.  Here is the
> questions with description as follows:
> 
> We have a demonstration garden at a local co-op here in Seattle, and need some
> fun stats to put on our signage.  The garden is a demo garden to encourage
> shoppers and neighbors to grow and give produce from their gardens. The garden
> is 40 sq. feet.  Need a factoid like:
> 
> 1) you can grow XXX pounds in a small garden space like this one or
> 
> 2) this garden could provide  XXX salads to families in need next year  or
> 
> 3) This garden could feed.......
> 
> thanks! 
> 
> Lee Harper
> Lettuce Link Coordinator
>

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