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  • From: "Roni" <murphy05 AT windstream.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Monoculture v.s. diversified plantings?
  • Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:31:02 -0400

This is our first year selling U-Pick and at the farmer's market.  I originally planted a large diversity of crops.  Now I'm wondering if it would be better to concentrate on a few high income crops like peppers and tomatoes.
We have four acres total. With one acre pasture, two acres wild growth woods, and the remaining acre divided between a small fruit orchard and our veggie garden.  We have about 150 tomatoes planted this year so far.
Those of you running smaller operations, do you tend to do monoculture or more diversified plantings?  If more diversified, how many different crops are you growing?
Roni



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