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I'll certainly try cloning, Rob. Doing online research on it right now. A big part of the business next year will be selling established heirloom vegetable plants grown from seed/cloned in our greenhouse(s).
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My garden is pumping out the veggies on a regular basis.
Picked up a copy of Mother Earth News today. They have a special on growing fall crops. I am hoping I will find some good ideas in there.
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Git yo' plant on niggas
Life Rune Organic Farms has grown to Godzilla-size. We now have 7 acres under till.
We now have a greenhouse, which we currently have over 1.5K seedlings growing. We have 127 varieties of tomato plants. We also purchased several large capacity composters which will allow us to add fresh compost on a (hopefully) weekly basis. Rainwater collection (capacity for .5K gallons) has been secured from multiple locations. Get out there and grow, guys.
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that is frikken' awesome. sounds like you're having a lot of fun building this thing up. it's inspirational how you've really thrown yourself into this business and how much you've accomplished in just the course of a year. keep us updated.
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It is fun George. Spring hit and I felt it. You look over the fields and you can actually smell the soil prepping itself for the coming season. We are really having a blast. I am now a member of the local Organic Growers Co-Op. I have always had a knack for business, and I have made money on anything I ever did but I guess I truly am a farmer at heart. We had far more demand last year than we could supply. The greenhouse will allow us to sell mature seedlings on May 1rst. 'Maters mostly, although we have seeds of just about everything. My Wife is also going to produce baskets of hanging wave petunias to sell at the roadside location.
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If you have time would you give a brief description on the business end of it? Information on how you price your produce. Did you have to get the soil tested to call your produce 'organic?' Anything that you think would be helpful to someone wishing to start a similar venture. TIA! By the way, anyone notice that almost every post here is in the top three on Google almost as soon as it's posted? For example. |
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This is truly impressive Donnie. When you said you were contemplating this last year I did a lot of research into independent greenhouse businesses. Not that I could do it myself as I could never afford it in a million years, but because I can half-way keep myself sane thinking that I might one day be an entrepreneur. Looking at angles like this really gets my mind sharp.
Apparently most of these businesses fail before even getting off the ground because the people didn't know what they were getting into, assumed too much. But the fact that you're expanding after only your first year is really a testament to your brilliant Whiteness. And not to mention the fact that you're really passionate about gardening. You must really be living the dream as they say. Congratulations, and I too would like to be kept up to date on your progress. |
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Donnie, I am glad to see that this has worked out so well for you.
I have some chard, spinach and kohlrabi(?) in the ground. Asparagus should be up soon that I planted last year. Nothing is better than eating your own food.
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Thanks for the kind words, Moose. We are extremely fortunate that we have several established prime locations to sell from. It really is true that location is key above all else. The location in front of my old business (that we access for free) would cost 5K to rent for the duration of the Farmer's Market season. The main site is right outside a popular state park, which draws tens of thousands of picnic buyers every Spring/Summer/Fall. We also have lots of land to use however we want, and being retired I can devote a great deal of time to securing new outlets for sales of our produce. I (or someone else from LROG) personally visited just about every non-fast food restaurant/bar in two counties, extolling the virtues of locally grown organic produce, and how they could market it as such to their clientele. The results have been amazing. I don't post on VNNF much anymore, and I don't want to hijack this important thread with details of LROG. If I have the time (and inclination) I'll update my blog with what we are doing this year. I urge all WN to grow at least some of their own food. It's therapeutic.
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Well, my garden is finally, totally in for the year. Added some blueberry bushes this year, too. Thankfully, my doc got me in shape enough to be able to get out and get things done.
I missed out on potatoes this year. I wanted to try the 100 lbs of potatoes in four square feed concept. Maybe I will shoot for a fall crop. Nothing makes me happier than seeing Spring come and watching my stuff grow bigger and bigger. Quote:
BTW, we have a local organic grower here that is getting bigger every year. One of the things they are doing is offering weekly deliveries of veggies for a fee. You pay up front for the season, monthly, or weekly. They list what you will get for your money. Pretty interesting concept, I thought. Gives them a customer base.
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donnie and joe and everyone please post. the reason i haven't is i've gotten a late start. but today is a BEAUTIFUL day! It's the kind of day that makes you rejoice in being a gardener. I'm gonna get out there and fix up my plots and do dome planting this weekend. Heil Thor.
Ray, I hope it is beautiful in Alaska 'cause it sure is nice and mild and beautiful here in Maryland. I want you to rejoice with me for this day that God has given us. Also, i want to grow some heirloom tomatoes. where do folks buy the seeds for these? it's not too late to start tomatoes from seed if I start right away.
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I purchased a bunch of heirloom tomato seeds at victory seeds. they seem like a good outfit.
I live in the center of a suburban city in the olde towne district, and I set up a veggie stand last year (I didn't man the stand, folks weighed the produce themselves and paid or put rainchecks in a slotted money-box; and I sold everything for $1/lb - green beans, tomatoes, butternut squash mainly). most people actually paid more than that or rounded up (still in total I made only about $900). everyone in the neighborhood is pestering me to do it again this year. Donnie inspired me with his idea of selling heirloom tomatoes. Ideally I should have started the tomatoes in planters already a few weeks ago, but I got a late start. I'm also gonna sell green beans and squash since they are a cinch to grow lots of. Last year was tough since it rained so much and I had a real problem with disease. Another issue I have is I would like to use organic fertilizers, but I don't want to use the composted manure at home depot, or even local nurseries, since I don't know what the hell is in there. I mean, there could be chemicals and diseases and hormones and what not, right? Just not keen on animal manure, but composting is a pain in the ass and requires lots of greens, and takes time. So I'm prolly gonna use chemical fertilizers again this year, oh well. What do you use Joe?
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We have a local place here called BB Barns. Not sure if they are franchised or not. Anyway, they carry non-GMO seed and the majority is heirloom. That is where I get my tomato and other seed.
I am a little early on my garden but wanted to get it in while I felt good. We have a frost warning for tonight but right now the only stuff I have up are early Spring veggies. My asparagus came back this year. George, I make compost out of leaves, grass clippings, household stuff (leftover food, coffee grounds, egg shells, etc.). I do buy some fertilizer and use it sometimes. If you don't want to use cow or chicken manure then you might try rabbit. I don't think you even have to compost rabbit manure. Horse manure might be another option but I don't know anything about it.
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What heirlooms are you growing this year? Two words: Cherokee Purple. Get some. Best 'mater ever. Remember to save several (of everything) for your seed bank. We have gotten over a 90% germination rate from (all) seeds we harvested last year. BTW... Joe, PM me your addy and I will send you out some Cherokee Purple seeds. You too George, if you want a few.
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I planted some Cherokee Purples this year. I hope they come up. Last year, we had too much rain and blight went on a rampage. I lost every tomato plant that I had. Everyone around here did. This year, so far, it has been drier. In fact, we are at 20% humidity and that is pretty odd for our area.
Donnie, I hope that your business takes off again. It sounds like things are going great. Unlike you and George, I have not tried to sell anything. If I can get around to adding more raised beds (or grow boxes, as my neighbor calls them), I might try it.
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I just hope the summer isn't too wet. I'm real worried about disease.
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We have just moved into a new place, and there is a spot in the yard (approximately 10' x 12') that I would like to start as a garden plot. It will be my first attempt, and I am clueless as to how to begin.
I am assuming that all I could really do with it at the moment is prepare the ground for planting. Any advice would be appreciated! |
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