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”