How to Grow a Year’s Supply of Food in Your Own Backyard, According to 2 Texas Gardeners

Lucinda Bailey and Kurt Nauck, founders of heirloom seed bank company Texas Ready, explain how self-sufficiency starts in your garden.

Best friends Kurt Nauck and Lucinda Bailey started an heirloom seed company after noticing that there was no good quality seed kit on the market. Courtesy of Texas Ready

Of the many Bible passages that emphasize the prudence of preparedness, Proverbs 24:27 has special meaning for Lucinda Bailey: “Prepare your work outside, and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterwards, then, build your house.”

A Michigan native who grew up gardening and selling vegetables to neighbors, Bailey found that the instruction of working to prepare the field always resonated with her. As an adult, however, the verse’s wisdom took on a whole new meaning.