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RE: Food for a year to feed a family of 4
We started implemented Chickens and some farming back in Texas to be more self sufficient, but the weather extremes and poor soil made it difficult in Texas. We are now starting over in Panama, at a higher elevation with volcanic soil, good rain, and spring temperatures year around, 60 - 80 degrees.
What kind of extremes were you dealing with in Texas? Just curious as we are able to make it work here north of the 54th parallel were temps range from -40C to +35C in the year.
Primarily the heat, often long stretches over 100F. We could have built shade structures but it didn't seem worth it.
Thermal mass structures may have helped to keep them cool during the hot summers. It is amazing what thermal mass can do in the extreme cold or hot. Thanks for sharing.