Best place to grow most amount of food?

[celgos]

Hi, I'm looking to grow most or all of my own food, and most of it being fruit. Can anyone give me an idea of where in the U.S. would be the best area to grow the MOST variety of fruits?

[FloridaPatty]

Year round good temperatures means you can grow lots of neat plants. You want a place that has no freezing weather. Only in Hawaii can you grow chocolate. And S. Florida would be Miami and south.

[celgos]

Thanks, what do you think of Texas? My original intent was to move to the coastal areas of Texas, any opinions?

[sebzzz]

I'm also interested in learning about his subject. To make the mental image of my goals more vivid I guess. It will be an exiting moment of my life when I'll be able to grow my own food all year long.

So what are the best places, not just in the US of A but in the whole world?

[DavidZaneMason]

Yes. The above posts are certainly correct. In the US, you will want to focus on the temperate tropical and subtropical places. Places where it doens't get too hot.....and never freezes. Central/South Florida are your cheapest options (I live there). S. California, Hawaii, and parts of Texas would also be good. Do YOUR research and make sure you LOVE the place. Oh, and even if you have a small family - you probably don't need as much acreage as you think you do....unless you plan on being a PROFESSIONAL farmer. :)

-David Z. Mason

[shine72]

Yes. The above posts are certainly correct. In the US, you will want to focus on the temperate tropical and subtropical places. Places where it doens't get too hot.....and never freezes. Central/South Florida are your cheapest options (I live there). S. California, Hawaii, and parts of Texas would also be good. Do YOUR research and make sure you LOVE the place. Oh, and even if you have a small family - you probably don't need as much acreage as you think you do....unless you plan on being a PROFESSIONAL farmer. :)

-David Z. Mason

David is quite correct. There's a video on You Tube of a family who lives on 1/5 an acre and they cultivate 1/10 (this is in California) and they grow about 6,000 pounds of produce/yr at last count. They're not raw, but still, that's a BIG amount of food! They even take some to local restaurants that they have stuff worked out with. So lots can be done with little space.:D

[celgos]

Yes. The above posts are certainly correct. In the US, you will want to focus on the temperate tropical and subtropical places. Places where it doens't get too hot.....and never freezes. Central/South Florida are your cheapest options (I live there). S. California, Hawaii, and parts of Texas would also be good. Do YOUR research and make sure you LOVE the place. Oh, and even if you have a small family - you probably don't need as much acreage as you think you do....unless you plan on being a PROFESSIONAL farmer. :)

-David Z. Mason

What parts of Texas would you recommend? I was thinking east around the coast in the Houston area.

[DavidZaneMason]

Yes. Around Houston should be quite good. The southeast area (especially around the coastal areas) gets the most rainfall and most temperate conditions. Let us know how much land you get...and more importantly...how you use it! LOL. This season I'm using the 3 acres to grow watermelons, canteloupes & honeydew!

-David Z. Mason