I just bought a loaf of bread.

[kandrathe]

Buy bread? Nay, we build and underground wheat farm. Lit by solar pipes. But, we need at least a one year supply of non-hybrid wheat for seed, and grinding into flour. It takes about 9 sq. feet to yield 4 cups of flour ( for a loaf of bread). So, figuring a loaf per day, and two yields per year, we'd need about 150 square meters, or 1620 square feet for our indoor field. 45 lbs of wheat will yield roughly 158 cups of ground flour; white wheat will yield a bit more than red wheat, or about 40 loaves. So, we'd need at least 450 lbs of wheat to get through the first year. Considering a family would eat about 1 loaf per day if it were all they'd eat. Me, I'd advocate a dairy cow for cheese, and butter, and maybe some bunnies for the occasional hasenpfeffer sandwich.

But, Water? No problem, we dig a well. And... There is a reason why our ancestors invented beer and wine. It was a way to drink the water without parasites, or bacteria. We'd need to homebrew. So, I'd switch to rye, and some hops, make a bigger field so we can eat, drink and be merry.