Jeavons' 60-30-10 rule with trees and shrubs. And mediterranean guidance

Hello!

I am reorganizing my annuals and changing location closer to the kitchen. I want to use the corridors between tree rows and having more access to everything, more in a “pekarangan” or “milpa” style

As I want to maximize and take the challenge of gettin all or most of my calories from the land, I am making my numbers and need some guidance. I knew Jeavons work, but I was not following his guidance. Anyway, I think I need to follow some method - even I might tune it later - and this biointensive seems a logical approach.

He insists in the 60-30-10 rule and the number of beds per person. Also I know that in some of his work talks also about “income crops”. Anyway, lets go with the 60-30-10. I was reflecting how could I adapt it to what I have

10% is for vegetable crops, 4 beds per person. This makes sense, although I can use some of the tree rows for growing some crops underneath them. But I think I will follow this to a T. I might add some perennial vegetables to another plot.

30% is for high calorie root crops. And he suggests 12 beds per person. As I am planting different nuts, chestnuts, oaks and others, I think that some of my high calorie root crops could come from tree crops. In fact, I expect this. It will take years, though. But we - or I - should aim for having more from trees. So 6-8 per person. And some of this can also go with the trees, no beds needed (like sweet potato, I can use it as a ground cover)

60% is for “carbon crops” as I understood, many of them are for consumption - like corn- but also many are for biomass, compost etc. 24 beds per person. I do have lots of trees, and also planted many grasses in between tree rows, for biomass. So with the increasing amount of chop and drop that I have, and with the fact that we dont eat a lot of grain in the house, I was thinking that this could be adapted to 8-10 beds maximum. Also, part of this can be interplanted between tree rows - this year I planted all the corn in the tree rows.

What do you think, does it make sense?

And, also, I found “temperate climate planning” but I was wondering if some of you could have some mediterranean or warmest climate planning, just for inspiration

Gracias!

Can you give us some more info about' Jeavons' so we can understand the process and then consider your opinions on change?
Thanks

John C Daley wrote:Can you give us some more info about' Jeavons' so we can understand the process and then consider your opinions on change?
Thanks

Hola John! Jeavons is the author of the “grow more vegetables” book and advocate of the biointensive method for vegetable garden

He states that with the number of beds that I wrote above, using 60% for “carbon”, 30% for “calories” and 10% for vegetables, you can feed one person the whole year

I was wondering if that could be changed using // adding trees and shrubs to the mix