check out
john jeavons

ie:
"How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Thought Possible..."

with deep raised beds, containers, etc.
it's probably more than you think.

Very interesting video.
I have much less space in my back yard than this woman, and like a lot of small houses most of the yard is in shade for a large chunk of the day - so apart from a few fruit bushes along the sunnier edge, I've mostly had to go for native herbs that grow OK in the shade. Once the allotment is sorted out that's going to be my main food-growing space.

Apart from that, I'm just concentrating mainly on recycling and composting at the moment.
I have looked into rainwater collection/ water saving systems, I'm still trying to figure out what the most efficient system would be for a small property. My bathroom is on the ground floor so I'm wondering if that would make it easier to get a composting toilet fitted some time??? Lots of ideas to consider, as and when I can find the spare cash to fund it all!

I know another women like this. Her name is Robin, and she runs The Annapurna Center for Self Healing also in Port Townsend. I haven't seen her down at the co-op lately, but am sure she is still there. She also is exclusivly raw food, and has helped to heal many people with all sorts of ailments. Every bit of her property has something growing on it.