16 Survival Garden Crops for Food Security | Small Space Growing for Families

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🐔 Backyard Chicken Basics — Start your first flock, the simple way. - https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Chick...

🌿 Veggie Matchmakers — Grow plants that thrive together. - https://www.amazon.com/Veggie-Matchma...

🌱 Real food, real families — straight from your own yard.
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What if the most reliable foods on Earth aren’t in seed catalogs at all… but are already waiting quietly under your soil?

In this Family Yard Kitchen guide, discover 16 powerful crops that bring true food security—even in tiny yards, rental plots, or patio containers. These are low-maintenance, high-resilience plants that thrive through neglect, store themselves naturally, and come back year after year.

Whether you're growing with kids, managing a busy life, or prepping a small homestead, these plants offer real food for real families—without needing acres, canning jars, or perfect soil.

🌻 You’ll learn about:

Root crops like sunchokes, scorzonera, mashua, and oca—that store themselves underground

Perennial greens like perennial kale, Turkish rocket, sea kale, and Good King Henry

Forgotten treasures like purslane, daylilies, amaranth, and ground cherries

Small-space powerhouses like walking onions, oyster mushrooms, Malabar spinach, and more

If you're ready to turn your backyard, balcony, or side lot into a dependable pantry, this video will guide you step-by-step toward calm, sustainable self-reliance.

💡 What You’ll Get From This Video:

Easy-to-grow crops for tight budgets and tight spaces

Plants that reseed, store, or regrow themselves

Small garden tips for food production year-round

Insights into building food security without fear or hoarding

A mindset of rhythmic, resilient gardening for modern families

🌿 Want to go deeper?
Check out our book “Veggie Matchmakers” — a companion planting guide designed for small spaces. Learn how to grow more in less space with harmony, not hassle. (Link above)

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