Feel free to post about any of the following in regards to what's working or not working in your gardens: 1️⃣ Production: Crop plans, yields, spacing, tools, workflow, pest issues. What’s actually happening in the field? 2️⃣ Business: Pricing, revenue, labor efficiency, $/bed, scaling decisions. We invite folks to share real numbers whenever possible. 3️⃣ Strategy: Share challenges with context (scale, market, climate), where to start selling, how to start selling, share any big wins!

Spring is just around the corner. What are you doing now to get ready for the coming gardening season? Do you currently have anything in the ground? We're in Zone 5B so it's still pretty cold here. But here is some of what I have done on my 1/2 acre operation so far: 1. Sales-wise, we opened up our CSA for new members - we're about 60% full with 27 members, aiming for 40 this year. We continue to sell a dwindling amount of storage roots (only about 100# of purple daikon radishes left!) 2. I purchased a new walk in cooler to store our fresh produce for during the season and hauled it to our site. 3. We moved our greenhouses to a different plot due to some flooding issues in the previous location. The bows are up, now we need to finish the hardware and get the plastic up. 4. We seeded our first seeds of the season into plug trays - onions, shallots, and parsley; next we'll do a lot of greens, beets, first sowing of carrots, and more! 5. Spruced up our raised reds by pulling out dead debris, topping off with compost, a sprinkle of composted chicken manure. Before planting we'll add a little fresh potting soil in order to prevent weeds from sprouting. We have garlic and strawberries in the ground as well as our usual perennials; chives, sage, rosemary (sometimes), thyme, rhubarb, blackberries, raspberries, aronia berries, Goji berry, Josta berry, blueberries,. currants, apple trees, pear trees, persimmon tree, and a peach tree!

We've gotten some new members! Let me know what you're #1 takeaway from this past season was and what are you most keen in learning about in this community? My #1 takeaway was that less is more. I scaled down my farm this season and ended up being MORE productive and profitable than any year in the past. I'm keen to learn from others about growing in other zones Mostly eager to learn about what you all are struggling with so we can steer this community towards acheiving more productive and profitable gardens/farms! I'm working on building out classroom content that I think you'll all really dig. Stay tuned :)

Hi everyone! I'm facing a huge challenge, but I'm excited about the payoff. I recently moved from a 51-acre farm in Kentucky with forty-two 4'x50' raised beds down to a very productive 1.29-acre lot in Florida. (We just missed family and had to move back.) Space is now my biggest constraint, so my new motto is: Grow Up! My current indoor grow space is... unconventional. It's a former enclosed porch on an outbuilding (which will eventually be my workshop/classroom) I've converted into a greenhouse. I'm being kind—it was previously the infamous local biker hangout, The Bada Bing Club! (Please don't judge the history; I'm doing my best with what I have! 😉) Inside, I'm maximizing vertical space using ClosetMaid shelving, which was a generous gift. Here's my immediate logistical nightmare: I don't live on the property yet. My sister and I are in a rental until our house is built here. It is a royal pain to drive over every other day just to water everything by hand. I need to make this system self-sufficient. I am an irrigation beginner and need a reliable system that can handle all my unique needs. I need a fully automated, solar-powered watering system. Currently, there is no electricity running to the outbuilding or the pots outside, so solar power is the only way to go. Here's the technical setup I'm trying to water: 1. Indoor Greenhouse Shelving: I need emitters or misters running to plants on the ClosetMaid shelves. 2. Indoor Hanging Baskets: I need emitters or misters dropping down from the ceiling to water plants hanging above. 3. Outdoor Potted Plants: I have about 15 large pots outside the greenhouse that need their own irrigation line. I'm open to a system where I turn the water on manually, but the ideal solution would be 100% fully automated (timer-controlled). Does anyone have experience installing or recommending a solar-powered irrigation system for multiple zones (shelves/pots/hanging baskets)? Any advice on component names or specific kits would be a lifesaver!

Post a photo of your garden from the past season! What was your tastiest success and most gut-wrenching failure?