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the perfect spot to plant my ten year old bag of freeze dried survival seeds (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

how many stalks of wheat is a reasonably year's supply in the modern era? 126 stalks of corn would easily be enough for a family that also has other food sources

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No idea how reliable this is but suggests that 1/2 to 1 meter squared if crop is needed for a loaf of bread: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/how-much-wheat-make-loaf-bread

    No idea what the scale is in that picture, but it'd be a lot more efficient to grow potatoes or some similar riot veg if space is a concern.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago*

    This comment has a super rough scaling algorithm, and using it I'd eyeball the grain patches at 20x50 ft each, so 2000 sq ft or about 185 square meters, which, if the grain was wheat, would make between 185 and 740 loaves depending on yield.

    Which is frankly more than I expected, though given how much effort it takes to process wheat into bread flour, I'd go with corn or potatoes 100%.

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