Brittany Norton mapped out her family's food needs and found that with proper planning, she has enough space to grow all the vegetables, fruits, grains, eggs, and milk that her family of four, soon to be five, will need. She created charts showing the vegetable, fruit, calorie, and protein servings and pounds her family will use, along with how many 100 square foot beds will be needed to produce each crop. With information on microclimates, sun exposure, and soil types, Brittany can design sustainable gardens to meet her family's nutritional needs.

1. Food needs and
microclimates
By: Brittany Norton

2. Mapping and planning out our food needs has giving me a lot of insight on how
much to plant and how much space it will take. I am feeding a family of four, about
to be five. I want to be able to provide all of the vegetables, fruits, grains, eggs,
milk etc that my family will need.
When first began this project i thought i would not have enough space to grow all
the things are family would need, after completing my chart i see that it is more
than possible to do so with proper planning and preparations!
‘Gathering information is the beginning of any design, design the beginning
of any responsible action” - Peter Bane

3. Vegetable Servings Pounds # of 100ft beds
Broccoli 416 134 3
Carrots 208 74 1
Tomatoes 624 271 3
Onions 832 40 1
Lettuce 416 63 1
Peppers 416 71 1
Cucumber 416 94 2
Spinach 208 17 1
Garlic 624 4 1
Cabbage 104 37 1
Vegetable Chart

4. Fruit Servings Pounds # of 100ft beds
Strawberries 416 69 1
Blackberries 416 101 6
Watermelon 208 77 2
Pear 208 61 1
Apple 208 74 2
Fruit Chart

5. Crop Servings Pounds # of 100ft beds
Potatoes 208 74 1
Wheat 208 13 3
Oats 208 8 2
Calorie Crops

6. For my three proteins I choose to add in milk and eggs. The space
that is needed for one laying hen is 4 square feet inside, and 10
square feet outside. The space that is needed for one milking goat
is 20 square feet inside and 50 square feet outside.
Protein Servings Pounds Square feet
Eggs 260 Unknown 84 square ft
Milk 156 1,820 70 square ft
Peas 208 122 2 100ft beds
Protein Chart

7. Sun Map

8. Soil Map