Developing sustainable living strategies these days is really easy and it's FREE!! So back to basics, it all starts with the food you eat and how you get that food. The best way to get the best food these days is by producing it yourself. There is always a way of gaining access to even a small piece of soil somewhere around the home. The best way to make a start with building sustainable living strategies into your life is by beginning with the high nutrient organic food bowl. The reason for this is because it just simply takes longer to establish and it is a very low cost way of reducing your food bill and ultimately reducing energy and water usage. Large scale commercial fruit and veg producers use excessive amounts of energy and water along with high levels of pesticides. By establishing your own household 'high nutrient organic food bowl' you remove the strain on energy and water from large scale commercial fruit and veg producers.
After deciding where to begin growing your 'high nutrient organic food bowl,' you need to determine what sort of climate you live in and the soil type. When you know your climate and soil type, you then have a better chance of understanding what fruit and vegetables are suited to your location. You may even get some pleasant surprises along the way by discovering unique plants suited to your location. Completing this exercise is also required before beginning the energy and water strategy. For example if you live in a hot dry climate with sandy soils, before you can even get going you need to do some prep work to the soil to get the best out of the plants that grow well in these conditions. Water will also have to be at its most efficient when developing the watering system, given the conditions of the hot dry climate.
