Have you ever been curious about the average amount of produce each person consumes per year? We have! So what we found is a flowchart of approximately what each person eats over 12 months. We have a wide variety of plants calculated by the amount each one produces and what most people would need to grow to satisfy that need.
Think about the last time you made a vegetable soup. Most of us might start out with a mirepoix, which is onion, carrots, celery cooked in oil or butter. It’s the base for the most fabulous tasting soups! So already, we need three types of vegetables, just to start, for one meal with leftovers. From there, we might add spinach, fresh peas, some type of squash and potatoes. Then some fresh herbs, juice of one lemon and some Celtic salt to finish. For one healthy meal, that’s quite a lot of produce. Realistically, it makes sense that this is a good example of what the average person needs for a year’s worth of meals.
Due to climate and elevation, some produce produces a bigger crop than other places. Greenhouses can solve a lot of those challenges! It’s something to think about. After all, it’s a way to eat seasonally, right from your own backyard, any time you want.
XO, The Bloom TDL
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