Compact Farms by Josh Volk

Author:Josh Volk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: farm plans;starting a farm;CSA;small farm;how to start a farm;cut flower farm;farm planner;farm design;farm business plan;how to run a successful farm
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-12-09T20:26:57+00:00

Labor

Zoë runs her operation with a full-time year-round foreman, Roberto, who has been with the farm for five years. In the summer, she hires two part-time people to help with harvests and deliveries.

Water

The farm pumps irrigation water from Floras Creek, which runs just past the farm. Every few winters the creek jumps its banks, flooding the fields. An electric pump is put into place seasonally for summer irrigation with buried distribution lines through the field and valves and hydrants in underground control boxes. The buried hydrants make it easier to mow without breaking risers, while still having access to water in all parts of the field. The farm uses a combination of drip tape and aluminum hand line with sprinklers, depending on crop needs.

Water used for washing in the barn comes from a spring and a gravity-fed domestic system.

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