"Nothing that we're asking for is impossible or out of the ordinary at all," said Natasha Nicholes, founder and executive director of the We Sow We Grow Project, an urban farm in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.
Prof Diskin's great work replaced fiction with facts as he systematically identified the key components required to achieve good fertility, such as a rising plane of nutrition and targets like correct body condition score.
"Our experiences with chickens, goats, and other livestock highlighted how challenging true self-sufficiency can be, often outweighing the initial romantic vision we had."