1. Original Diet:
A B C D E F G
Numbe
r of
Beds
Intermediate
Yield
Calories
per
Pound
Total Calories
Produced
Pounds to
eat per
day
Biomass
per bed
Total
Biomass
60% Corn 8 17 1656 225,216 0.56 48 384
Quinoa 8 13 1600 166,400 0.43 39 312
Sorghum 8 16 1538 196,864 0.53 50 400
30% Potatoes 10 200 349 698,000 5.48
These crops do not
contribute significantly
to the biomass
production
Leeks 1 480 277 132,960 1.32
Garlic 1 120 676 81,120 0.33
10% Carrots 1 150 195 29,250 0.41
Kale 1 114 227 25,878 0.31
Beans 2 10 1542 30,840 0.05
40 1,586,528 9.4
1,096
/40= 27.4
But only876,000 caloriesare
requiredannually,so:
1,586,528/876,000=1.8 40
beds/1.8 = 22.2 beds This means
the necessary 2400 calories/ day will be
produced in only 22.2 beds
Biomass
producedper
bed:
Adjusted:
A B C D E F G
Numbe
r of
Beds
Intermediate
Yield
Calories
per
Pound
Total Calories
Produced
Pounds to
eat per
day
Biomass
per bed
Total
Biomass
60% Corn 4.4 17 1656 124,995 0.31 48 213
Quinoa 4.4 13 1600 92,352 0.24 39 173
Sorghum 4.4 16 1538 109,260 0.29 50 222
30% Potatoes 5.6 200 349 387,390 3.04
These crops do not
contribute significantly
to the biomass
production
Leeks 0.6 480 277 73,793 0.73
Garlic 0.6 120 676 45,022 0.18
10% Carrots 0.6 150 195 16,234 0.23
Kale 0.6 114 227 14,362 0.17
Beans 1.1 10 1542 17,116 0.03

2. 22.2 880,523 5.2 608
/22.2= 27.4
In a 1-bed representation
of that diet, this would
be the square footage of
each crop:In an 22.2-Bed unit, this would be
my bed count:
Corn 4.4
Corn 20
Biomassproducedperbedstaysthe
same…
Quinoa 4.4
Quinoa 20
Sorghum 4.4
Sorghum 20
Potatoes 5.6
Potatoes 25
Leeks 0.6
Leeks 2.5
Garlic 0.6
Garlic 2.5
Carrots 0.6
Carrots 2.5
Kale 0.6
Kale 2.5
Beans 1.1
Beans 5
Total Beds: 22.2
Total Square
ft.:
100