Project Overview
FNE94-058
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1994: $3,840.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1995
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Commodities
- Agronomic: potatoes
- Vegetables: carrots, greens (leafy)
- Additional Plants: flowers
Practices
- Sustainable Communities: community development
Proposal summary:
We hope to develop a working model for community supported composting, to be used by small farms and their communities. We seed the problem as twofold. First, how can small farm vegetable growers build and manage a quality supply of compost for the increase of field fertility and second, how to find a low cost method which will help recover nutrients lost when vegetable crops are harvested from the field.
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