Saving Labor on a Market Farm

Date: 07/15/2012
Time: 1-5p.m.

Host:

Chris Blanchard

Rock Spring Farm

3765 Highlandville Road

Decorah, IA 52101

563.735.5613

eatbetter@rsfarm.com

Description:

Market farming is all about moving stuff around, whether you’re moving vegetables from the soil to the packing house, water from the well to your transplants, or seeds from their packet to the soil. Visit Rock Spring Farm for a tour of the systems and tools that make moving stuff easy for the farm team.

Topics:

· Seeders

· Greenhouse systems

· Transplanters

· High tunnel systems

· Weeding tools

· Harvesters

· Post-harvest handling

· Materials handling

· Recordkeeping

The Farm:

Rock Spring Farm has over 15 acres of certified organic vegetable, herb and greenhouse production, selling produce year-round to natural food stores, groceries and wholesale distributors in Minnesota and Iowa since 1999. Under the banner of Flying Rutabaga Works, farmer Chris Blanchard also provides education and consulting about farm business concepts, systems development, food safety and scaling up. Check www.rsfarm.com and www.flyingrutabagaworks.com

Field Day sponsor:

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)

Directions:

From the intersection of College Drive and Locust Road in Decorah: Take Locust road 13 miles north to North Bear Road. Turn right onto gravel and go 2 miles to the first stop sign. Turn left and drive 0.8 miles north to 3765 Highlandville Road. Find a map and more directions at www.rsfarm.com/map.

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Saving Labor on a Market Farm

Date: 07/15/2012 Time: 1-5p.m.

Date: 07/15/2012
Time: 1-5p.m.