Grow a 4-Hour Food Garden With These 7 EASY Crops!

Want to grow your own food but worried about time, space, and effort? Last year, I grew over 500kg of produce in just 4 hours a week — and you can too! In this video series, I’ll show you how to kickstart your own 4-Hour Food Garden, a high-yield, low-effort system perfect for balconies, backyards, and everything in between.

In this first video we’ll cover the 7 best crops to maximize your harvest, save serious money at the supermarket, and enjoy a bounty of fresh, homegrown food. I'll give you the tips and tricks you need to make it happen — even if you're short on time or space.

Subscribe to my channel for the next video about the design and layout of your 4-Hour Food Garden.

Who am I?
I'm Ben, I'm a registered architect and certified permaculture designer and I teach people how they can live in harmony with natural systems using holistic solutions, including: natural building design, food growing, water harvesting, land management, energy production and waste management.

You can also find me on instagram: / ben.strong.homestead

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the 4-Hour Food Garden
0:46 Crop 1: Herbs
1:54 Crop 2: Leafy Greens
3:38 Crop 3: Berries
5:43 Crop 4: Cucurbits
7:14 Crop 5: Nightshades
9:30 Crop 6: Roots and Bulbs
10:46 Crop 7: Fruit Trees
12:16 Summary and Outro