A recipe for distributed, small-scale food production in temperate climates

This list will need to be specific to each region such a system would be rolled out in. For this system to work, we should define each required niche or zone (medicine, staple, protein, etc) as well as the method (intensive row-based or food-forest style) based on an amount of land/space available.

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In addition to these plants, one would want to add some aspect of small livestock — like rabbits for meat and fertilizer, or poultry like quail, chickens, or ducks.

Plant		Type	Note
Fertilizer & mulch
	Comfrey Symphytum officinale	Species
	Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus	Species	A versatile plant with lots of functions. Good ground cover, fully edible, lots of biomass and acts as a trap crop for caterpillars.
	Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan	Species
	White Clover Trifolium repens	Species
Greens
	Giant red mustard Brassica juncea	Species	Could be any of your favourite garden greens. I like mustard as it's versatile and seeds pretty readily. The seeds can be prepared into a condiment, and are also loved by ducks!
	Kale Brassica oleracea acephala	Species	Could be any of your favourite garden greens. I like mustard as it's versatile and seeds pretty readily. The seeds can be prepared into a condiment, and are also loved by ducks!
	Rocket Eruca vesicaria sativa	Species	Resilient and hardy. Tasty too.
	Swiss Chard Beta vulgaris flavescens	Species	Extremely healthy choice for a green.
Medicine
	Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum	Species	Could be any of your favourite ribes species.
	Black currant Ribes nigrum	Species	Could be any of your favourite ribes species.
	Black elderberry Sambucus nigra	Species	Could be any of your favourite Sambucus species, though it's usually black or blue elderberry used.
	Blue elderberry Sambucus caerulea	Species	Could be any of your favourite Sambucus species, though it's usually black or blue elderberry used.
	Lavender Lavandula angustifolia	Species
	Lemon balm Melissa officinalis	Species
	Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus	Species
	Round-Leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens	Species
	Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides	Species
	Spearmint Mentha spicata	Species
Staple
	Potato Solanum tuberosum	Species	The potato is a great staple. It's reliable, adaptable and has a good amount of caloric value.
	Pumpkin / Zucchini Cucurbita pepo	Species
	Winter Squash Cucurbita maxima	Species	Could be any of your favourite winter squash.
Supplementary
	Apple Malus domestica	Species	Could be replaced with your favourite fruit tree.
	Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis	Species	Could be any of your favourite rubus species.
	Chives Allium schoenoprasum	Species	Great early-season flowers for pollinators!
	Cucumber Cucumis sativus	Species	Could be any of your favourite annual garden vegetables.
	Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa	Species
	Tomato Solanum lycopersicum	Species	A good and popular crop.