Home Food Production in Northwest Michigan
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Home Food Production in Northwest Michigan
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Reasons for growing:
-AESTHETIC
-NUTRITION
-EXERCISE
-SAVE $
-TRADITION
-NEIGHBORLY COMPETITION
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Where to begin? First, assess.
.5 Acres
.2 Acres wooded
90% deciduous
10% coniferous
.3 Acres open
50% sandy and flat
50% hilly and rocky
-Soil samples, source of water, hours of sunlight, budget, etc.
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Then, project. Make projections about appropriate usage, probable
costs and yields, development over time.
One study found that “Altogether, the (home) gardens had an AVERAGE VALUE OF $0.74 / square foot of garden area, and a MEDIAN VALUE OF $0.62 / square foot of garden area… For a modest-sized garden, 200 square feet in size, that's a return of $148 in the first year. For larger gardens, 500-700 square feet in size, that's a return of $370-$518 in year one, alone!” -osumg.blogspot.com
What does your dream garden look like and produce?
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Start with just one thing, then go from there.
radical home ec.
teal farm
1/10th acre urban farm
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the options; just build it one project at a time.
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Resources at hand…
Natural building materials onsite – stones, sticks, clay?
Neighborly support – resource sharing.
Local garden suppliers/landscapers:
- TC: 4 Season Nursery, Garden Goods, Pine Hill Nursery, Manitou Gardens, Grand Traverse Nursery
- Williamsburg: Barker Creek Nursery-Suttons Bay: Plant Masters-Other: Oikos Tree Crops
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Compost: make your setup convenient
Home compost piles have a tendency to go by the wayside. Make sure you choose a setup that you will be comfortable tending to. The site of a mismanaged compost pile can cause a breakdown of morale. Check out the compost workshop scheduled for June 14th at the SEEDS Farm with Carter’s Compost and Mike Davis.
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Garden to Table
You will not have time to do it all.
Preserve a few things that you really love: kraut, pickles, jam, pesto, tomato sauce, etc.
Don’t – worry about making something different every day
Do - have your friends over to cook the produce for you.
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Crop Mapping & Record Keeping
Rotating crops from year to year is critical to disease prevention and soil health. Creating a crop map can be a useful tool and informative to look backupon as the seasons go by.
Keep records of other information that interest you. The more data you have on your garden the better.
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In conclusion…