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  • From: "Hook Family" <guldann AT ix.netcom.com>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: small private plots
  • Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:58:57 -0800


Andy wrote below message some is snipped. Codman Farm is still in
operation. The community gardens are still in place and when we went up for
a visit last summer they looked very good with almost none looking
neglected. Beth

> people to put out extra produce either for free or for sale. As far as I
> know the project is still operating, you can find out more by contacting
> Codman Community Farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
>
> The idea is very workable, and very well received in the community. If I
> were doing it today, I would raise the price to at least $50 per plot.
>
> Another project I helped develop, on a larger scale, is in Burlington,
> Vermont. We rented 20 acres of farmland that was owned by the city. We
> divided it into 1/2 acre plots and rented them out to beginning market
> gardeners. We called it the Burlington Small Farm Incubator. Some of the
> farmers have gone on to purchase or rent more land for larger market
> gardening and farming projects. You can get more information by contacting
> the Intervale Foundation, Burlington, Vermont, or Gardener's Supply
Company,
> Burlington, Vermont.
>
> regards,
>
> Andy Lee
>
>
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