[Market-farming] Onion Starts

BCLuton at aol.com BCLuton at aol.com
Fri Jan 4 19:31:06 EST 2008


Hi all...
 
Just now joining the list... 
 
For the introduction part...
 
We're a diversified Northeast Organic Farmers Association - Farmers  Pledge 
grower in Central New York. (just south of Syracuse)  We're  entering our 
fourth season.  We sell at the CNY Regional Market, to a  limited number of 
restaurants and began a CSA in 2007.  We grow primarily  mixed veggies, herbs, and 
flowers but also have cane, vine, and tree fruit  started.  We also raise 
limited quantities of pastured poultry, fowl, and  pigs.  We farm about 6 - 10 acres 
quite intensively with hand tools as well  as tractor work.  We have a 
greenhouse and hightunnel.  We're looking  to double or even triple our land base 
simply from a rotational standpoint if /  when lease opportunities arise.  Our 
farm is a mixture of heavier (though  well drained) clay soils, and very 
gravelly / cobbley clay  loam soils.  We irrigate with drip tape and some "orchard"  
mini-sprinklers.  Integrate cover crops, compost, minerals, and manures  
whenever possible and are strongly committed to soil health improvements.   We're 
blessed with very biologically active soil that hasn't seen chemicals in  20+ 
years - we're equally blessed with a diversity and abundance of weeds both  
annual and perennial.  
 
Okay I ought to stop there....
 
Anyhow the question that's rolling around currently.
 
We're at / near capacity in our greenhouse and won't have additional space  
pre-spring planting.
 
Has anyone found/used any good organic grower shippers of onion  starts.  
(ala. dixondalefarms.com - but organic)  We'd need places  that are accustom to 
handling quantity and quality.
 
Thanks...
 
Brian
_www.stonesthrowfarm.biz_ (http://www.stonesthrowfarm.biz) 
 



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