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Imagine feeding your family through summer and spring from your own plot — with surplus to preserve, sell, or share. A proper growing operation, not a hobby garden.
Feed Yourself: Groundwork gives you the plan. You do the growing. We handle the research so you don't have to.
Browse plans for your plot size and climate. Each one is a complete, actionable growing guide.
Get your plan immediately. PDF format, printable, works offline. No waiting, no subscriptions.
Follow the plan through the season. Every crop, every step, designed for small-scale hand growing.
Complete beginner's guide to your first vegetable garden. Start with 3-4 easy crops, avoid the 10 most common mistakes, get quick wins in 4-6 weeks. Perfect if you've never grown anything before.
Which crops help each other grow. Proven combinations that increase yields 20-40%, reduce pests naturally, and maximise every square metre. Includes spacing charts and bed plans.
Organic pest control that actually works. The Big 7 maritime pests, biological controls (nematodes), companion planting, barriers, and homemade sprays. No synthetic chemicals needed.
A proper market garden for Channel Islands, UK, Ireland, and maritime climates. Two allotments' worth of space (600m²) — enough to feed a family through summer and spring, with surplus to preserve. Crop rotation, planting schedule, yield estimates, calorie calculations.
Plant a windbreak that feeds you. 10-species layered hedge for exposed maritime sites — sea buckthorn, hazel, hawthorn, elder, and more. Year-round harvest calendar included.
Make your own fermenting cultures — no bought fertilisers, no additives. Wild rice method: step-by-step cultivation of beneficial Lactic Acid Bacteria from rice and sugar water.
Every plan is backed by fifty years of peer-reviewed research across 143 countries. Proves the calorie math works at small scale.
Results: 2–6× more food per unit area · 67–88% less water · 50–100% less fertiliser · 99% less energy than commercial farming.
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