The Farm Blog
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Projects always seem to take longer than you plan. And sometimes you just have to work in, around, and under the work-in-progress.
Yes! You can make money farming on one acre. Strategy is required to pick the best crops for your ground and your market.
Lots of yums in the shares this week: onions, acorn squash, baby bok choy, spinach or swiss chard or kale, carrots, broccoli or cauliflower, cilantro, Asian pears, and granny smith...
We have to do it. We have to thank our customers. They are just that awesome.
Is it possible to start growing without a whole lot of money?
Yes, it is. It requires creative thinking and paying attention to details.
Small share: sweet potatoes, cranberries, cauliflower, baby Bok choy, boson or red leaf lettuce, brussels, Asian pears, Gala apples, thyme Large share: sweet potatoes, cranberries,...
It may be cold outside and for all the other plants. But cilantro is going to flower when cilantro wants to flower.
In order to make a small family farm profitable, you need to farm intensively and you need to be able to sell intensively in a good-priced market.
Small share: cauliflower, baking potatoes, cranberries, garlic, spinach, leeks, Asian pears, Honey crisp apples, sage Large share: cauliflower, baking potatoes, cranberries, garlic,...