What a fine way to start the one-ton backyard garden food challenge! Yep, that's right! We're already 1.9 ounces closer to achieving our goal of producing at least one ton of food this year from the 17,000 square foot lot (.41 acre) of our San Francisco Bay Area suburban home.
We have 12 pet chickens who reward us with eggs every day of the year. If one egg weighs approximately 2 ounces and one chicken lays approximately 275 eggs per year, each chicken will produce about 34 pounds of eggs this year. That means we should receive about 400 pounds of eggs from all 12 chickens, or one-fifth of our goal.
The chickens also donate their manure to the garden so we do not need to purchase or use commercially prepared chemical fertilizers. Way to go chicken buddies!
If you're wondering, none of our pet chickens will be donating their flesh to the food challenge this year.
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Each day this year, I will be logging the total amount of food harvested from the yard. This will include eggs, fruit, and vegetables but no meat. The measurable goal is to produce and collect at least 2,000 pounds of food by the end of the year, but I also want to learn as much as I can about organic backyard gardening techniques and have at least a ton of fun along the way.
Each day this year, I will be logging the total amount of food harvested from the yard. This will include eggs, fruit, and vegetables but no meat. The measurable goal is to produce and collect at least 2,000 pounds of food by the end of the year, but I also want to learn as much as I can about organic backyard gardening techniques and have at least a ton of fun along the way.
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