To help our vegetables grow, we fertilize six acres with compost we make ourselves. The beautiful produce we grow is the result of this closed loop system.
We grow a diverse mix of vegetables on Someday Farm. In our four greenhouses we have heirloom tomatoes and basil, eggplants and hot peppers, as well as all of our seedling starts. We seed trays in early February, while there's still snow outside, and heat our greenhouses with woodstoves that we feed with lumber we have cut and split ourselves. On cold nights, Scout gets up to feed the fire every four hours.
When the snow melts, we can prepare the fields, planting potatoes and greens, root vegetables, squash and much, much more. For crops that like hot weather, we put down black plastic to heat the soil, and we carefully watch the weather so that we can cover our crops if the nights will be cold.
Of course, everything we grow on the farm contributes and depends on the richness of our "black gold."
When the snow melts, we can prepare the fields, planting potatoes and greens, root vegetables, squash and much, much more. For crops that like hot weather, we put down black plastic to heat the soil, and we carefully watch the weather so that we can cover our crops if the nights will be cold.
Of course, everything we grow on the farm contributes and depends on the richness of our "black gold."
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Our weekly poultry processing provides essential nutrients—soil needs the same vitamins and minerals that people do! Our compost adds to the soil:
Nitrogen from animal manures and blood meal (for green growth) Phosphorus from bones (for root growth) Calcium from feathers and bones (for stem growth) Potassium from wood ash (for flower and fruit growth) Micronutrients from general organisms within the aging compost Read more about our award-winning compost management in Edible Green Mountain's article here. Interested in learning more about compost? Although our compost is not for sale (as we grow all of your fruits and vegetables with all that we make), Maria can direct you to other sources - or ways to make your own! Call Maria directly at 802.681.5980. |
that's the beauty of compost. It's both an art and a science." |