Project Overview
FNC07-682
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2007: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2011
Region: North Central
State: Missouri
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Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: peanuts, potatoes, sugarbeets
- Fruits: melons, berries (blueberries)
- Vegetables: beets, cabbages, carrots, celery, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), leeks, onions, peppers, cucurbits, radishes (culinary), rutabagas, tomatoes, turnips
- Additional Plants: herbs, ornamentals
Practices
- Crop Production: crop rotation, cover crops, multiple cropping
- Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research
- Production Systems: general crop production
- Soil Management: organic matter
Proposal summary:
This project combines three gardening disciplines of Charles Wilber (World record holder for tomatoes-per plant yield) Mel Bartholomew (Square Foot Gardening) and short turn around micro green production (grown in seed flats requiring no land). These totally organic methods are intensive and an effective application of techniques that maximize space and resources for Incredible Crop Yields From Small Urban Spaces.
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