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What Can I Grow?

In the 6'x8' Portable Farm^TM, you can grow 400 "short" vegetables that produce greens each year but don't become large and block out the sunlight within the small farm. This list includes lettuce, kale, basil, onions, mustard greens, parsley, cilantro, many varieties of peppers, chamomile, chives, mint (of all kinds), sage, catnip, lavender, marjoram, oregano, thyme, lemon balm, etc. And, you can also grow 100 pounds of fish per year in the 6'x8' farm.

In a 10'x20' Portable Farm^TM, you have more growing space and sunlight, and you can grow 1,100 vegetables a year. In this size Portable Farm^TM, you also have the ability to grow far more varieties of vegetables such as squash, peas, cabbages, eggplants, zucchini, kale, Brussel sprouts, all varieties of peppers, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, Swiss chard, and even certain varieties of bush beans. You can also grow a large variety of flowering plants such as tomatoes, all types of berries and any herb you enjoy eating. And, you can also grow 400 pounds of fish per year in the 10' x 20' farm.

In the 20'x30' or the 100'x100' Portable Farm^TM, you have all the room you need to grow all the vegetables, flowering plants and herbs you could ever desire plus, you have the sunlight and the space to grow a wider variety of vine vegetables such as many types of beans and peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, melons, and zucchini. And, you can also grow many varieties of berries. You also have room to grow papaya, figs, passion fruit, pomegranates, bananas, and even small tropical fruit trees.

In the 20'x30' Portable Farm^TM, you can grow 3,600 vegetables and 1,400 pounds of fish per year. We're currently planting banana trees in our 20'x30' farm.

A 100'x100' Portable Farm^TM, produces 60,000 vegetables and 23,000 pounds of fish per year.

NOTE: We don't recommend growing root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, potatoes, or field crops such as corn, soybeans, dry beans, or wheat in Portable Farms^TM.

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FISH

Tilapia is a low-fat, white-fleshed fish that is sweet, fine-textured and doesn't taste fishy. Enjoy your Tilapia by baking, broiling, grilling or steaming it.

The history of Tilapia can be traced back over 4,500 years to Ancient Egypt with its origins in the Nile River. Tilapia has been called St. Peter's Fish since early Biblical times because it is believed to be the fish that Jesus fed the multitudes in the biblical parable.

The fish used in your Portable Farm^TM are hybrid Tilapia or catfish, or perhaps several fish depending on availability and your State regulations. We recommend hybrid Tilapia and we can provide you with a steady supply for stocking your system. Tilapia are severely restricted for use in some parts of California therefore we will need to know where you plan to set up your Portable Farm^TM in order to comply with the local and state regulations.

In other states and territories, there are different or no restrictions, so please be aware that the system will work using nearly any warm-water fresh fish that can be raised in captivity.

You can grow many different kinds of warm water fish such as fin fish, crayfish, tropical fish, Koi, or any other favorite freshwater species that the local Fish and Game allows in your location. The fish are the nutrient source for your garden so the species you use depend on what you want to do with the fish. Some people raise them to eat. We eat our Tilapia and enjoy them regularly. It's the fact that you have fish in your Portable Farm^TM and that you're feeding them that is important.

To work efficiently, the Portable Farm^TM does require fish of some type to provide the essential nutrients for your plants. If you do not want to eat your fish, you can give them to friends who do eat fish, sell them, or simply enjoy them as 'pets'. Some species and individual fish last for years.

The three Tilapia (above) from our Portable Farm^TM are nearly ready to eat. We wait to 'harvest' our fish until they are about a pound and a quarter in size. These fish are approximately 10 ounces and still growing.

Phyllis has written a cookbook that accompanies the Portable Farms Kit^TM that showcases the top ten Tilapia recipes that were voted on by our friends to win the Taste-Test Prize to be included in the cook book. The book is entitled, Ten Tantalizing Tilapia Recipes to Titillate Your Tastebuds.

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FRUITS

Strawberries, all kinds of small berries, miracle berries, mangos, bananas, varieties of tomatoes, squash varieties, bell peppers, cucumbers. Systems can be designed for dwarf fruit trees indoors, and for full-growth fruit trees that can be planted when they mature. The possibilities are nearly endless!

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FLOWERS

Phyllis Davis loves colorful bouquets of flowers and she grows her own flowers for the house and garden in their Portable Farm^TM. She uses most of the second shelves in their Portable Farms^TM to grow her flowers from seeds and bulbs.

She grows a wide-variety of mums, Amaryllis, Narcissus and Poinsettias for the fall and winter seasons. She also stores her small decorative cactus gardens on the second shelves in the farms during winter months and they trive all year.

In the spring, she grows a wide variety of tulips from bulbs. And in summer, she grows flowers from seeds that bloom in less than 90 days after planting the seeds, such as African Daisy's, Four O'Clock's, Cosmos, Johnny Jump Ups, and Double Sun Gold Sunflowers.

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