Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth (31 page)

lettuce

harvest,
80
,
152

in rotation,
95

seed saving,
110

slugs,
68

libraries, using,
159
,
161

Logsdon, Gene,
153

low tunnels,
152

M

manure,
51

maple syrup,
32
,
45

marigolds,
69–70
,
89
,
92

McCormack, Jeff,
110

McDonald, Richard,
66

mead,
44
,
139

meat/animal products,
113–127

Biosphere 2,
42–43

dairy,
115
,
120–126

nutrition from,
29
,
31
,
113–116

as part of sustainable diet,
3
,
25–26
,
113–116
,
126

rabbits,
125–126
,
153

See also
chickens and eggs

melons,
86

mindfulness,
163

Morse, Ron,
xviii

Mother Earth News
(magazine),
114
,
130

mulching

carting/transporting,
13

grains and,
28

for path maintenance,
10–11
,
71

persistent herbicides and,
50–51

pests and,
98

planning for,
81

rye at pollen shed,
55
,
58–59
,
89

soil temperature and,
75–76

sources of materials,
10–11
,
12

mustards,
86

N

National Center for Home Food Preservation,
140

Navazio, John,
110

New Organic Grower
(Coleman),
87

The New Self-Sufficient Gardener
(Seymour),
27–28
,
86–87
,
93

nightshades.
See
peppers
;
potatoes
;
tomatoes

no-till methods,
xvii–xviii
,
66
,
92

Nourishing Traditions
(Fallon),
127
,
137

nutrition

calcium,
31
,
41
,
96
,
113
,
115

dairy,
115

eggs,
114–115
,
116

meat,
115–116
,
120
,
123
,
125
,
126

protein,
28–30
,
115

sustainable diet and,
1–2

See also
calories, growing

O

oats,
94–96
,
118

oils, crops for,
31–32
,
44–45

oilseed radishes,
88
,
95

okra,
143

omega-3 fatty acids,
114

onions,
32
,
86

overwinter growing,
83

preserving,
143

in rotation,
87
,
95
,
96

storage,
43
,
131–132
,
133

open-pollinated seeds,
101

organic certification,
67

The Organic Seed Grower
(Navazio),
110

outside inputs,
50–52

oxalic acid,
31

oxen,
123

P

pantries,
134–136

papayas,
43

parsley,
86

beneficial insects and,
64

nutrition,
31

preserving,
90
,
144

in rotation,
89
,
90

parsnips,
26
,
27–28
,
86

Pasture Poultry Profits
(Salatin),
117

paths

maintenance,
10–12
,
50
,
71

width of,
9–10
,
13–14

peaches,
143

peanuts

for calcium and fat,
31
,
43

for calories,
28

harvest,
76
,
78
,
92

for oil,
44–45

for protein,
28–29

in rotation,
87
,
89

for soil building,
30

storage,
135
,
147–148

peas,
86

in rotation,
95

seed saving,
110

sugar snap,
78–79

See also
Austrian winter peas

pecans,
32

peppers,
32
,
86

germination speed,
108

harvest,
78

preserving,
90
,
143

in rotation,
89
,
90

seed saving,
110

permaculture

borders and,
32

mapping and,
18–20
,
21
,
22–23
,
160

principles of,
5–6
,
161

The Permaculture Handbook
(Bane),
161

pest management,
66–67

borders and,
70

crop selection and,
29

mulching and,
98

path maintenance and,
71

rotation and,
86
,
87
,
88

See also
beneficial insects
;
fences

pigs,
124–125
,
126

pigweed,
30

planning,
33

for compost crops,
56–58

harvest length,
78–81

plant/harvest schedule,
75
,
81–83

plant needs,
105–108

quantities to grow,
39–42
,
44–45

seed inventory,
103–105
,
108

timing,
73–74
,
75
,
77–78

See also
garden maps
;
record keeping
;
worksheets

Polyface Farm,
125

popcorn,
30
,
44
,
89
,
91–92

potassium,
26

potatoes,
43
,
86

as calorie crop,
26–27

canning,
141

companion planting,
88

harvest,
78

pest management,
66–67
,
70–71

in rotation,
94–96

storage,
131–132
,
132–133

Premier One Supplies,
154

preservation and storage,
129–145

canning,
43–44
,
129
,
139–142

cooling cabinets,
136–137

crawl spaces,
132–133

in general,
2
,
90
,
93–94

kitchen cabinets,
130–132

pantries,
134–136

record-keeping,
48

resources,
129–130
,
140

solar drying,
19
,
85
,
94
,
141
,
142–144

See also
fermented foods

Price, Weston A.,
26–27

processed/prepared food,
2
,
4

protein, growing,
28–30
,
115

pumpkin seeds for oil,
31–32
,
44

R

rabbit pests,
155

rabbits,
125–126
,
153

radishes,
86
,
88
,
95
,
96

record keeping,
46–48

bed crop month calculations,
56–58

frost dates,
74–75
,
76

opportunities for improvement and,
87

plant/harvest times,
84

plant spacing,
107–108

variety selection,
77

weather records,
34–37

yields,
39–41
,
47–48
,
107–108

red clover,
55
,
97
,
99
,
126

The Resilient Gardener
(Deppe),
33

rice,
43

Root Cellaring
(Bubel),
129

rotation,
85–87

See also under individual crops

rutabagas,
86

rye,
30

composting and,
53–54

cutting at pollen shed,
55
,
58–59
,
89

harvesting,
59–61
,
89

in rotation,
87
,
89
,
91
,
94
,
95
,
96
,
97

rye grass,
30

S

Salatin, Joel,
117
,
125

salsify,
26
,
27

sauerkraut,
137–138
,
139

season extension,
152

seeds,
101–111

factors involved in choosing,
101–102

germination testing,
108–109

open-pollinated seeds,
101

planning for quantity needed,
105–108

seed inventory,
103–105
,
108

seed libraries,
161–162

seed saving,
3
,
33
,
60
,
64
,
102
,
109–111

Seed to Seed
(Ashworth),
110

Seymour, John,
27–28
,
86–87
,
93

sheds,
147–150

sheep, fencing,
156

Silverstone, Sally,
42–43

slugs,
68
,
71

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock
(Ussery),
119
,
120

snails,
71

snap beans.
See
beans, green and drying

So Easy to Preserve
(Andress and Harrison),
140

soil fertility