This is a great thread, Natty B! From my perspective, it’s useful to look at food from a systems perspective. What do you need from start to finish? You can store only so much food, so how can you create it with the least amount of effort? Do you grow your food in soil or nutrient-enriched water? Something I haven’t heard mentioned is seed storage. While fruits and vegetables may not provide all your caloric needs, they do provide nutrients and fiber, both of which are essential for gut health and immune function. Microgreens are packed with nutrients and are relatively easy to grow. Sites like seed savers exchange, the grow network, and territorial seed have some good resources. I find learning to grow things is a satisfying challenge and gardening forces you to learn other skills, too, like carpentry, soil restoration, canning, drying, etc.. Start somewhere and learn more each season.
