>>6395A good question. I guess it will take a fair bit to feed a family of 12. But root vegetables like potatoes and carrots is a good safe bet I guess for basic agricultural crops. If possible some wheat for grains but not sure how much space that would take. Supplementing that with fish and other game, and top that of with some hens to lay eggs and a few sheep for meat (and make your own yarn) and a cow for milk and I think you should be fairly set.
How high can you stack chickens vertically in a coop before problems and risks start to arise?
>>6397I don't have an answer for this question specifically, but if space is an issue, then you could expand horizontally or just use a chicken tractor. A simple set of roosts should be more than enough for a half dozen hens.
I'm about to own a homestead in the desert. Anyone have any advice?
>>7664Before you sign anything, make sure you have a dependable source of water that doesn't involve trucking it in from somewhere.