Transition Town Community Discussion Exploring ideas together. General.
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Transcript of Transition Town Community Discussion Exploring ideas together. General.
Transition Town
Community Discussion
Exploring ideas together.
General
Transition Town
Purpose
To use information from micro-farm project to learn about home and community vegetable
sustainability.
General
Transition Town
Conclusions for Family(AS COMPARED TO CSA)
Advantages DisadvantagesHealth of natural food and knowing where comes from and subbing for meats and processed foods.
With less time, can buy from CSA or farmers market.
Health from being outdoors Requires physical work that some might not be physically capable of.
Building community with other farmers and sharing Cost-benefit of small scale is low.
Lowers food cost Getting good land may be difficult and not close by.
Farm rows easier to maintain and can provide higher yield than garden.
When things go wrong may lack experience to correct it.
Incentive for learning to cook seasonally and store For best results, deep plowing is best, which is not available for most.
Even small scale can provide outreach to community Time commitment
Provides for personal food security. Seasonality spikes harvest and requires storage and not eating fresh later.
Satisfaction and pride
Family Growing
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Making Micro Farms Work Through Community
Community Growing
Community micro farms and gardens leverage capital expenses and can save time.
Benefit of Community Explanation
Leverage costs Sharing of capital equipment costs
Lower Labor Cost Plow all fields at same time
Provide flexibility of schedule Help each other when neighbors are away. Take turns for activities such as weeding.
Veggie Trading Farmers trade with other for what they need.
Additional Community Programs Program Benefit
Community Greenhouse Share capital expense of growing seedlings and extending growing season.
Community Root Cellar Evens out harvest for later consumption
Community Freezer Evens out harvest for later consumption
Community Kitchen Evens out harvest for later consumption