Want to start your own profitable market garden? Already have a farm; just need a little help in a few areas? We would love to help you out! Email rosecreekfarmsconsulting@gmail.com for consulting fee and availability.
Here are some topics we could cover:
Getting Started
-What to expect for the first few years.
-Finding your niche
-How to transition from part time to full time.
-How to work with your spouse and children on a young farm.
Exploring your markets
-How to run a CSA
-How to get product into Grocery stores
-Working with high-end chefs and restaurants.
-Setting up a stunning Farmer’s market stand
Crop planning for the south
-It’s hot and humid here in the south. Don’t give up! We can help you.
-It’s all about varieties, timing and lots of water!
-We can help growers in the south with planting dates and selecting varieties for year round production.
Weed control
-All growers know that weeds can take any farm down without proper control.
-We can help reduce your weeding time to next to nothing.
Fertility
-We are not soil experts; rather we hire the best we can find to do this for us.
-So we do not offer advice on this topic, but we can point you in the right direction.
Tools
-We can walk you thru the small scale tools we use, and help you find the scale appropriate tools that will help you farm successfully.
How to think going into farming
-We can talk to you about how we approach farming.
-Are you cut out to farm?
-Farming is hard!
-Successful farming is not a fantasy. It’s real. It’s hard work. But it’s a blast!
-And you too, can farm!
Wishing you the best on this farming adventure!