Here’s Backyard Riches’ Alphabet List of 2018 Trends to look forward to, culled from all the presentations at this year’s Member Meetups. Thanks to all of the forward thinking SPIN farmers listed below who presented their business plans, how they implemented them and the revenue they targeted and achieved. SPIN’s...
Thanks to Ray Derksen,John Greenwood, Darmaris Katt, Beth Hagenbuch and Adithya Ramachanrdan for helping Wally lead last week’s meetup. and sharing their end of the year assessments in 5 areas: crops, marketing, work flow, gear and revenue. The main theme was in-season revamps to farm plans are now the rule...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK Seed saving has been in vogue for some time now, and there are lots of good reasons to do it. Here’s one that surprised me. In crunching some numbers on garlic production, I figured out that from a $500 investment...
Courtesy Roxanne C., Philadelphia, PA An aspiring flower farmer planning to start up in 2018 has been thinking through with us whether or not to invest in a cooler. Here are some of the considerations. If you opt to take SPIN’s low road and launch without a cooler, it will...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA Farm to Vase. Slow Flowers. Floral Foraging. Handcrafted Heirlooms. Seasonal Blooms. The 50 Mile Bouquet. Sound sort of familiar? All the groundbreaking trends that powered the local food movement are now doing the same for local flowers. Is it a good time to get...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK Over the 10 years I’ve been doing SPIN-Farming workshops this question comes up at just about every one. SPIN-Farming is certainly more labor intensive than riding around on a tractor all day. And I know I’m not getting any younger,...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA It took several generations to dismantle local food supply chains but SPIN farmers like Mary Ackley, owner/operator of Little Wild Things City Farm in the heart of DC, are rebuilding it pretty quickly, without Trump-size infrastructure investment or government policy changes. All she’s using...
Courtesy of Roxanne C.,Philadelphia PA We get asked all the time, “Who is the typical backyard farmer?” The question comes from those who want to make money growing food in their yard or neighborhood lot, but have doubts about whether they have what it takes to succeed. It’s their round-about...
Oh, Januaryyou may as well be called Cleansetober. After all of the meat, carbs, sugar, and alcohol, our delicate bodies cant fucking handle much more. Its time for a cleanse. But cleansing is just generally shitty (no pun intended). If youre doing something like a juice cleanse, prepare to gain...
