making a living market gardening on 1.5 acres presented by jean-martin fortier

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Small is profitableby Jean-Martin Fortier

Making a living on 1.5 acres  Tools and techniques for profitable small-scale growing

8  500$  Vs  

30  000$  

Les  Jardins  de  la  Grelinette  :  Fermoscopy

 0.8  hectare  (1  ½  acre)  of  “bio-­‐intensive”  veggies  

140  CSA  share  (21  weeks)  +  2  farmers  market  (20  weeks)  

Sales  of  vegetable  in  2013  :      +  140  000$  

Labor:  2  farmers  -­‐1  employee  and  1  part  time  employee    

In  production  form  march  to  December  (9  months)  

No  tractor,  fossil  fuel..  (3  200  $  diesel,  2  600$  propane,                      260$  gas  for  small  engine)    

45%  profit  margin,    3  month  off,  retirement  money….  

«bio-­‐intensive»  

3  rows  @  10”

3  rows  @  6”

Effectively  schedule  planting  time

What  to  grow…

What  to  grow

12  rows  on  30”

We  use  40  tons  of  compost  spread  on  half  the  garden  ±80  tons  a  acres  !  

“A  well  establish  commercial  garden  with  good  markets  can  

make  as  much  as…..    100  000$  /  acre”

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