Urban self-supporters face a paradox: while the interest in home food production grows, the ability to fulfill protein requirements—without reverting to animal sources or frequent purchases—remains difficult.

Traditional backyard gardens excel at leafy greens and some vegetables, but their protein output is low.

Growing protein-rich crops (like beans, chickpeas, lentils, or specialty seeds) is space-intensive, slow, and often incompatible with city living.

This gap undermines the vision of self-sufficiency and pushes even motivated individuals back to dependency on commercial supply chains.

The core barrier is the lack of space- and climate-adapted, high-yield protein crop varieties and easy-to-use cultivation methods tailored for urban environments.

Existing gardening knowledge, seed availability, and growing infrastructure rarely focus on or support year-round protein crop self-sufficiency.

Indoor sprouting, microgreens, and some hydroponics offer partial solutions but generally deliver minimal protein.

DIY legume gardening lacks scalability and efficiency for small spaces.

No system holistically addresses the protein needs of city-based self-supporters or integrates with limited-space living.