Living in the City,What can I raise for food?

ladyrua · #41 02/17/08, 06:34 AM

Thanks Cyngbaeld! I've actually done a LOT more since those photos - finished removing the debris of the two houses on our city lots (all by hand - yikes!). And we got bunnies, so I'm finally raising some of our own meat!

Pelenaka · #42 02/17/08, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyrua

I'm also a city liver/future homesteader and although I can't raise animals (city ordinances are *strict* on that except rabbits and I haven't put my mind around eating "bunnies" yet), I've got a good garden on a hilly lot. It took a lot of backbreaking work to make the beds, terrace the hillside, and remove old house debris, but totally worth it! Best of luck!

Here's a few pics of my efforts:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/...n/DSCF0160.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/...n/DSCF0158.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/...n/DSCF0159.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/...n/DSCF0148.jpg

Where there is a will ...

We too are in a nonfriendly to polutry urban area. So we do the bunny thing. Tuth be known I'm not real good with non-commerical meat products like venison & home grown pork ect. But DH & children are so there is still quite a savings. Our eggs come from a fellow homesteadingtoday'er nearby.
Even if we didn't raise/barter any meat items our gardening efforts on our less than 1/14 an acre enable us to have on average < $100 a month grocery bill.
Again great urban homestead landscaping !

~~ Pelenaka ~~
http://thirtyfivebyninety.blogspot.com/

Pelenaka · #43 02/17/08, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ruby_jane

There is a member here who is really good at the urban homesteading thing...I believe her screen name is Pelanaka

but she has an outstanding blog site! Take a look

Orginally the blog started as a way to give me a push - to stop the procrastating on various projects like the restore/upgrade of my ice box.
Now it's a way to help me learn fugal homesteading skills in a challenged environment.

~~ Pelenaka ~~
http://thirtyfivebyninety.blogspot.com/