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Cedar Circle Farm
● 44 acres tilled
● 25,000 sq. ft. under plastic
● Certified Organic Produce
and Cut Flowers since
2004
● Annual, Perennial Flowers
and Vegetable starts
● On-site Farmstand and
Cafe, U-pick, CSA, and 3
farmers markets.
● Education Programs,
Summer Day Camp, and
Field Trips
● Commercial Kitchen and
Bakery
● Developing Research
Program
● Events and Festival
Spring Planted
Bare root on plastic:
2017 fruiting varieties:
- Jewel
- AC Valley Sunset
Plant Date:
6/2/2016
Anticipated first harvest:
6/1/2017
2017 establishment
varieties:
-Wendy
-l’amour
-Clancy
-Sonata
-Jewel
-AC Valley Sunset
Spacing:
12” in row, 2 rows @ 12”
apart, Beds @ 5’
Photo Date 11/28/2016
Spring planted bare root
for Crown Fruit (not
pictured)
2017 Varieties:
-Record
-Cabot
Plant Date:
5/2/16
First Harvest:
6/16/16
Plant Spacing:
12” in row, 3 rows @ 12”
apart, on 32” bed tops,
Beds @ 5’
Fall Planted Plugs:
2017 Varieties:
-Clery
-Jewel
-Elianny
-Nova 56
Plant Date:
9/8/2016
Anticipated first harvest:
5/31/17
Plant Spacing:
12” in row, 3 rows @
12” apart, on 32” bed
tops, Beds @ 5’
Soil Fertility:
We take soil samples
annually.
We follow UVM
recommendations based
on anticipated cropping.
Primary Sources of N:
-Cover Crops/OM
-Kreyers 8-2-2
-Pro-Booster 10-0-0
-Girouxs Compost 2-3-2
2017 Soil Test
For Field 7
Recommendation
for matted row
strawberries
establishment
year at CCF.
Fertility History
of Field 7
To provide a
picture of how
inputs affect
fertility over
time.
Nutrient Management:
50 lb/acre N
recommended
broadcast and
incorporated if slow
release or 4 weeks
after planting if soluble.
(-14 lbs/acre needed
after credits, we will
wait on application of
N)
Sulfur recommended to
amend PH from 6.9 to
6.5.
9lbs/1000 sq. ft. or
200 lbs/acre will be
applied. According to
North Country
Organics website.
Matted row bare root plants:
Planted with Powell Drag Setter
@ 12” in row @ 48” centers.
Approx. 10,800 plants/acre.
Flame
Weeding
Matted Row Varieties Fruiting 2017:
-Annapolis
-Jewel
-Dar Select
-AC Valley Sunset
Plant Date:
5/30/16
Anticipated harvest window:
6/12/17 - 7/12/17
Matted Row Varieties
Establishment year 2017:
-Annapolis
-Jewel
-Honeyoye
-AC Valley Sunset
2017 Trialing:
-Flavorfest (2nd year)
-Galleta
-Clancy
Since weeds can quickly outcompete and take over a strawberry field, a field
must be free of weeds and have a reduced weed seed bank BEFORE crops
are planted...be much more aggressive in getting rid of perennials such as
quackgrass and depleting the seed bank of annual weeds by using a series
of green manures alternating with fallow periods to get weeds under control.
You must do this BEFORE you plant the berries. - Eric Sideman
Organic Insect and Disease Control? Yes, Please!
Everyone’s favorite part about growing strawberries! We buy in about 800 square
bales each year for mulching around the farm––approximately 1 bale to 50 bed ft.
2016 Strawberry sales by outlet at Cedar Circle Farm
U-pick
48.67%
Farmstand
35.38%
CSA
6.98%
Farmers Market
4.67%
Wholesale
4.3%
2016 at Cedar Circle Farm
Source Plant Type Price per
Plant (avg)
Yield per plant in
Dollars (avg) by
Gross sales
Nourse
Farms
Bare Root 0.13 2.15
Nourse
Farms
Bare Root A+
grade (crown
fruit)
0.18 0.42
Novafruit Plug Plant 0.32 1.13
Plans for the future:
-Try crown fruit again
with white plastic and
straw mulch.
-Trial new varieties for
bare root on plastic.
-Continue to look for
optimal cover
crop/fallows preceding
strawberries.
-Compare 2017 yields of
Jewel for bare root on
plastic, matted row, and
plugs.
Thank You! Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center225 Pavillion Road, East Thetford, VT 05043
(802) 785-4737 | [email protected]
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