Jean-Martin Fortier presents SIX-FIGURE FARMING...Jean-Martin Fortier presents SIX-FIGURE FARMING On...
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! ! Jean-Martin Fortier presents SIX-FIGURE FARMING On Small Plots JANUARY 27, 2016 9-4 PM A reception following with pupus and drinks Presented at Puu O Kumau Ranch located on the Kohala Mountain Road $40/$60 tickets: sixfigurefarmingonhawaiiisland.brownpapertickets.com Please purchase tickets by January 10 online or cash only at door on day of event. For more than a decade Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife have been making a living growing vegetables on their 1.5 acres market garden, selling through their 140 member CSA and seasonal market stands, they gross more than $140 000 in sales with a profit margin of around 45 %. In this workshop Jean-Martin will provide an overview of all aspects of his market garden demonstrating how adopting intensive methods of production can lead to the optimization of a cropping system. Specifically he will discuss how to: - Set-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with digestible capital outlay -Adopt a permanent bed system, farm without a tractor all while minimizing fossil fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices; -How to grow mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management best approach practices. For more information see : themarketgardener.com A lunch and reception included in the ticket price. For any queries : Puu O Kumau Ranch 808-884-5825/[email protected]
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Jean-Martin Fortier presents
SIX-FIGURE FARMING On Small Plots
JANUARY 27, 2016 9-4 PM A reception following with pupus and drinks
Presented at Puu O Kumau Ranch located on the Kohala Mountain Road $40/$60 tickets: sixfigurefarmingonhawaiiisland.brownpapertickets.com Please purchase tickets by January 10 online or cash only at door on day of event.
For more than a decade Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife have been making a living growing vegetables on their 1.5 acres market garden, selling through their 140 member CSA and seasonal market stands, they gross more than $140 000 in sales with a profit margin of around 45 %. In this workshop Jean-Martin will provide an overview of all aspects of his market garden demonstrating how adopting intensive methods of production can lead to the optimization of a cropping system. Specifically he will discuss how to: - Set-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with digestible capital outlay -Adopt a permanent bed system, farm without a tractor all while minimizing fossil fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools,
appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices; -How to grow mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management best approach practices. For more information see : themarketgardener.com A lunch and reception included in the ticket price. For any queries : Puu O Kumau Ranch 808-884-5825/[email protected]
