Low-Tech Season Extended Production: Yield and Marketability of Salad Greens Varieties

Project Overview

FNC02-419
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $5,132.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: North Central
State: Indiana
Project Coordinator:
Ivor Chodkowski
Email

Commodities

  • Vegetables: beets, greens (leafy), peas (culinary)
  • Additional Plants: herbs

Practices

  • Crop Production: organic fertilizers
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: community-supported agriculture, marketing management, agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: field monitoring/scouting, prevention
  • Production Systems: general crop production
  • Sustainable Communities: analysis of personal/family life, sustainability measures
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