Project Overview
FNC07-654
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2007: $18,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2008
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: barley, oats, potatoes, rye, sunflower
- Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), leeks, onions, peas (culinary), peppers, radishes (culinary), sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips
- Additional Plants: herbs
- Animals: bovine, poultry
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Animal Production: free-range, grazing management
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, mentoring, networking, workshop, youth education
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, marketing management
- Natural Resources/Environment: hedges - grass
- Pest Management: physical control, row covers (for pests), mulching - vegetative
- Production Systems: holistic management, organic agriculture
- Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: local and regional food systems, new business opportunities, public participation, community services, employment opportunities, social networks
Proposal summary:
This initiative will continue to develop a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm operation in rural Northeast Michigan to provide fresh, healthy produce to the needy while providing opportunities for at-risk youth and other community members to participate in a local food initiative. The project will also support the development of new enterprises and cooperative marketing of locally grown and produced food and farm products.
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