Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

FS06-209
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2006: $9,800.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Region: Southern
State: Florida
Principal Investigator:
Margaret Pikarsky
Bee Heaven Farm

Developing Model CSA Software for Multi-cropping and Harvesting

Commodities

  • Agronomic: potatoes, sunflower
  • Fruits: avocados, bananas, berries (other), citrus
  • Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, greens (leafy), onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, rutabagas, tomatoes, turnips
  • Additional Plants: herbs

Practices

  • Crop Production: continuous cropping, cover crops, double cropping, fallow, intercropping, multiple cropping, relay cropping
  • Education and Training: decision support system, extension, farmer to farmer, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, community-supported agriculture

Summary:

This project is incomplete and final results are not available. Contact project investigator for more info.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.