Follow the Call to Good Eating...
Courtesy of SPIN farmer John S., Macon County, NC: I make a lot more profit on a pound of spinach than a pound of meat or a dozen eggs, even free-range and organic. On a 1,000 sq. ft. planting of spinach I can gross up to $4,100 on a $30 seed purchase. Sure I have some bags and delivery costs, but I can still get it done for $400-$800 and still have lots of room to cover my labor, even if I had some crop loss. And I don't have to deal with the blood and guts and feathers.
Enter the Farm My Yard Contest!Here's a way to take farming to the streets. Create a sign design for the Farm My Yard contest. Details here.
SPIN WORKSHOPS
We'll be on the road in 2012 planting the idea of commercial urban agriculture around the US and Canada. Check here for the schedule, and if you have an audience hungry for serious food production how-to, contact us for booking details.
Aug. 15 -18: Urban Agriculture Summit , Toronto ON
We can't all go back to the land, and most of us don't want to. But more of us are using backyards, front lawns and neighborhood plots to grow our own food. Some are motivated by principle, others by passion, and still others by pragmatism. The immediate rewards are great-tasting vegetables and lower food bills. Others, like good health, self-reliance, fellowship and community, seem to crop up naturally along the way.
Whatever your reasons, if you are ready to follow the call to good eating from your own garden, follow us.
How much is your yard worth in food dollars? Use this free, easy calculator to convert square feet into food dollars.