I've spent the past few months developing a production plan for a school yard farm I'll be managing this summer. We are farming in two school yards (one is a rooftop space) and have funding to employ ten high school students who will also get 2 co-op credits for their work (such a dream situation!) We'll be selling at a farmers market and to a few local restaurants. We've had such good feedback from chefs and farmers - lots of local community support. It was my first time developing a crop plan, and with our focus on tight spaces and lots of quick successions it took a whole lot of time and attention to detail. I'm real happy that I did it though, I now have a fully developed business plan and crop plan that can be easily shared with the teachers and students we are working with and it will make planning in future seasons a breeze!
We've got our seeds, some new tools, row cover, irrigation lines, spring weather, energized students - all we need to do now is start growing.
