how many people can REALLY be fed from an urban lot

[paul wheaton]

A man with a 0.2 acre lot in Portland, Oregon has carefully weighed/measured all of the food he has consumed from his own land and how much from the store.  He thought he would be able to feed four people.  The results ....

http://www.richsoil.com/permaculture/424-podcast-073-urban-permaculture-realism/

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[Squirl]

Very interesting.  A great insight into what it takes to really feed a person.

[NM_Shooter]

My Grandfather lived in urban Chicago, and had the most amazing garden in just a tiny space.  Every year he grew enough tomatoes to get him through the winter, grapes for making his own wines, strawberries, apples, apricots, pears, green peppers, and herbs.  He had to make charcoal fires under his trees in the winter to keep the fruit blossoms from dropping during cold nights. 

I don't know how many calories he pulled out of that tiny back yard, but he supplemented his diet by growing a significant amount of his own food. 

He grew much of what he ate.  He stayed very active, and lived to two months before his 103rd birthday.  He was in assisted living and rode an exercise bike every day for 20 minutes.  He finally died due to complications from a shingles outbreak. 

He was tough as nails, and I am proud of him!