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Let the Crop Planning Begin!

Let the Crop Planning Begin!

So what’s next for us? We’re currently working on several potential routes to secure a 1/4 acre to farm next year! We’re lucky to have two new farmer incubator sites nearby. The incubators provide some basic equipment and infrastructure and, importantly, highly subsidized land. The applications for the incubator program are forcing us to think through some details that were previously just fun things to think about. Lucky for me, I love the process of making a vague idea come…

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Plant the Plate

Plant the Plate

Since the summer is winding down and I’m healing from a knee injury, I’ve found myself with some unplanned free time. One project that I have in mind is to better understand our current food policy landscape. In my initial research I came across an interesting infographic that inspired today’s post – Plant the Plate. I have always voted but I had not made a phone call, attended a protest, or visited elected officials offices until recently. It has been…

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Soil Blocks in Action

Soil Blocks in Action

Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman are spouses, writers, and farmers who have been advocating for sustainable growing practices since the 1970’s. As we’ve investigated small scale farming, I quickly went from not knowing anything about them to referring to them casually by first name. For example, “Shouldn’t we try making soil blocks like Eliot?” Coleman is strong advocate for growing seedlings in soil blocks rather than plastic celled seedling trays. Once the roots begin to run out of room in…

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