Crop Sales & Decisions Groundswell Farm 2016.

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Crop Sales & Decisions Groundswell Farm 2016

Production Rates Task Crop Rate PER HOUR Notes on the rate Your Name Greenhouse seeding Leeks 2 trays 220 trays including sanitizing trays, making blocks & seeding - based on full leek planting time in 2016 Tom Cabbage & Chinese Cabbage 1.9 trays easier to seed than leeks, but more time making labels and getting 11 seed varieties Katie Other Multiple crops 5 yards Spreading compost, 8 hours on bobcat and 8 hours on manure spreader for 80 yards 61 61 trays per 1.5 yard bag of 101 compost from Morgan Composting Transplanting Lettuce 180 plants Hoophouse lettuce at 6 inch spacing and 6 inch row with clumpy soul and small walkway Kat 40 Sanitize and spray bread trays 12 trays Make soil blocks for 220 bread tray. Does not include mixing soil or sanitizing trays. 54 trays rinsed and dipped in bleach water Peppers 300 plants Potting on peppers all one variety, does not include sanitizing trays or making soil blocks. 1 tray of 132 plants in 23 minutes. Onion 333/person/hr this includes rototilling beds, watering via tank on the rototiller and planting by hand. 2 people planted 2000 plants from Deep Grass in 3 hours. 110/ person per hour This includes rotating transporting plants from Polk Street planting breaking up blocks all the steps in transplanting Field Seeding Beets 6 Watering in Direct Seeding using sprinkle top on watering can, middle row Sara 10 Watering in Direct Seeding using sprinkle top on watering can, outside rows Tomato 400 ft stakes pounded per hour Was able to do 200 ft in 30 minutes in tomatoes and beans

$200 $200+/hr Under $100/hr

$200 Crops we plan to Drop $200+/hr Under $100/hr

$200 $200+/hr Under $100/hr Trellis Time Extra Weeding Needs Greenhouse Under $100/hr

Garlic, Potatoes & Salad Greens Highest Crop Top 5 Crop Good by total sales, sales per acre and sales per labor hour! Garlic $35K total sales $99K/acre $300/hour Could significantly increase sales Potatoes $12K total sales $22K/acre $600/hour Could increase sales Salad Greens $27K total sales (minus donations) $24K/acre $375/hour

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