Feeding a Family of Five with a Portable Farm in 125 sq ft
How much food does a family of five consume in a year?
Starting with USDA data for a healthy diet and accepting that a majority of carbohydrates will come from grains and root crops, the table vegetables for one person can be grown in 25 sq ft of aquaponics grow tray space. So a family of five will need 125 square feet of grow tray space or a Grow Tray 5′ wide by 25′ long.
A climatically adapted greenhouse that is 10′ by 30′ will feed the family of five year round, forever. That space is only slightly larger than a modern living room. Some of the protein source for the family will come from the fish that are grown in the Fish Tanks of the Portable Farm and the settling tank waste can be used to grow other crops and fruits outside the structure. Plants love the nutrient-laden settling tank waste water and reward the Portable Farmer with exceptional crops yields. The waste water can also be added to compost to speed up the process.
The family growing Portable Farms® amazingly fresh vegetables knows where their foods came from, where it was grown and who cared for the food from seed to table. They also know it was never treated with any chemical or poisons and that no one else touched their food before they arrived on their table. And the texture is crisp and fresh, the food is nutrient rich since it was harvested at its peak and the taste is rich and flavorful (as nature intended it to be).