Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK Because of its backyard-size scale, SPIN-Farming emphasizes crops with very short growing times that can be grown and harvested very quickly, because that is the way to multiply your production from a small space. But perennial crops, like these sunchokes,...
Courtesy of John Greenwood, JNJ Farms, Macomb IL SPIN farmers know the value of market research, but more than one has found out that people don’t actually buy what they say they will. John Greenwood of JNJ Farms in Macomb IL says, “People will say they want heirloom tomatoes but...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK I planted a half segment (500 sq. ft.) of broad beans today. It took less than an hour. Once these initial plantings are up, I will wait for development, and then put in more sub-segment plantings right through June. By...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK Weather is always a critical factor in farming, and SPIN farmers look for ways to use it to their advantage. Take today for instance. It’s an atypical fall day. Just before Halloween, and there is no snow on the ground....
Courtesy of Bryon H., Saskatoon SK This week I had quite an interesting experience. Wally took me out to one of his backyard plots to harvest horseradish. What I was expecting was a typical looking SPIN plot with beds. When we got there it was barely noticeable what we were...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK One of the mistakes I now see among SPIN farmers is they quit too soon. Once you get beyond the traditional end of season mentality you can add hundreds or thousands of dollars more, to your income, without much sweat....
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK When people ask me what my favorite crop is, my answer is always the same. It’s whatever is selling best at market that week. Carrots are always among my best sellers, so I aim to have early carrots by the...