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Passive Solar Greenhouse Cultivation. Key Topics. Centurion Farms CSA Greenhouse site selection and preparation Greenhouse construction Crop selection and Planting Plans Soil preparation Seeding-Direct sow and Transplants Crop rotation Temperate and water regulation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Passive Solar Greenhouse Passive Solar Greenhouse CultivationCultivation

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Key TopicsKey Topics

• Centurion Farms CSACenturion Farms CSA• Greenhouse site selection and preparationGreenhouse site selection and preparation• Greenhouse constructionGreenhouse construction• Crop selection and Planting PlansCrop selection and Planting Plans• Soil preparationSoil preparation• Seeding-Direct sow and TransplantsSeeding-Direct sow and Transplants• Crop rotationCrop rotation• Temperate and water regulationTemperate and water regulation• Harvest and post harvestHarvest and post harvest• Field ProductionField Production

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Centurion Farms CSACenturion Farms CSA• Centurion Farms, LLC is a established, socially Centurion Farms, LLC is a established, socially

responsible organization based on sustainable responsible organization based on sustainable farming, environmental conservation, community farming, environmental conservation, community service, and educationservice, and education

• Situated on 8.5 acres, Centurion Farms, LLC follow Situated on 8.5 acres, Centurion Farms, LLC follow sustainable practices including crop rotation, cover sustainable practices including crop rotation, cover cropping, and composting to grow produce naturally, cropping, and composting to grow produce naturally, without use of synthetic chemical additiveswithout use of synthetic chemical additives

• We will strive to maintain and improve soil health, We will strive to maintain and improve soil health, minimizing negative impact to the environment minimizing negative impact to the environment while providing healthy, local foods to our while providing healthy, local foods to our communitycommunity

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What is CSA?What is CSA?

• CSAs create agriculture-supported communities CSAs create agriculture-supported communities where members receive a wide variety of foods where members receive a wide variety of foods freshly harvested from local farms and farmers are freshly harvested from local farms and farmers are able to produce a wide variety of high quality able to produce a wide variety of high quality vegetables on a small scale, while creating jobs in vegetables on a small scale, while creating jobs in the communitythe community

• CSA is a partnership between farmers and CSA is a partnership between farmers and customers where customers become a member of a customers where customers become a member of a CSA by paying a fee at the beginning of the growing CSA by paying a fee at the beginning of the growing season. Farmers provide a portion or a ‘share’ of season. Farmers provide a portion or a ‘share’ of the farm’s produce to each CSA member each week the farm’s produce to each CSA member each week throughout the growing season. throughout the growing season.

• Through direct sales to members, farmers receive Through direct sales to members, farmers receive better prices for their crops, receive a guaranteed better prices for their crops, receive a guaranteed market for their produce, and gain some market market for their produce, and gain some market security security

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Centurion Farms CSACenturion Farms CSA

• In 2007 Centurion Farms, LLC followed the CSA concept, growing In 2007 Centurion Farms, LLC followed the CSA concept, growing vegetables on 1 acre garden to provide fresh produce to the needy vegetables on 1 acre garden to provide fresh produce to the needy in Northeast Michigan in Northeast Michigan

• Rather than selling shares to private citizens, we initially planted, Rather than selling shares to private citizens, we initially planted, grew, and harvested fresh local produce and delivered a total of grew, and harvested fresh local produce and delivered a total of 20 weekly vegetable baskets (shares) to organizations such as 20 weekly vegetable baskets (shares) to organizations such as Huron House boys home, Hope House girls home, the Salvation Huron House boys home, Hope House girls home, the Salvation Army Food Pantry, Sunrise Mission for the homeless, Mio senior Army Food Pantry, Sunrise Mission for the homeless, Mio senior citizens center, Trinity Sunday meal program and Shelter, Inc., an citizens center, Trinity Sunday meal program and Shelter, Inc., an organization dedicated to assisting victims/survivors of abuse and organization dedicated to assisting victims/survivors of abuse and their familiestheir families

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Centurion Farms CSACenturion Farms CSA• In 2008 we developed the CSA market garden to In 2008 we developed the CSA market garden to

continue supporting area shelters while also offering continue supporting area shelters while also offering private shares to families and individuals. private shares to families and individuals.

• Our goal is to grow the program to the point where Our goal is to grow the program to the point where it will support one full-time and numerous part-time it will support one full-time and numerous part-time employees in Alpena Countyemployees in Alpena County

• Through use of variety selection, crop rotation, and Through use of variety selection, crop rotation, and hoop houses, vegetable production can be extended to hoop houses, vegetable production can be extended to up to 8 months of the year. (2008 got a grant for ½ up to 8 months of the year. (2008 got a grant for ½ cost of passive solar gothic greenhouse)cost of passive solar gothic greenhouse)

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Sunrise Food Coalition Sunrise Food Coalition Mission StatementMission Statement

• As a collaboration of concerned citizens and As a collaboration of concerned citizens and community-based organizations, Sunrise Food community-based organizations, Sunrise Food

Coalition is to build on existing service networks Coalition is to build on existing service networks using grass-roots organizing to strengthen the using grass-roots organizing to strengthen the

health and well-being of our greater community health and well-being of our greater community by developing local food and farming enterprises by developing local food and farming enterprises

and creating local jobs in Northeast Michigan and creating local jobs in Northeast Michigan while ensuring every community member has while ensuring every community member has

access to safe, nutritious, affordable food.access to safe, nutritious, affordable food.

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Greenhouse site selection and Greenhouse site selection and preparationpreparation

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Greenhouse ConstructionGreenhouse Construction

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Greenhouse ConstructionGreenhouse Construction

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Crop Selection and Planting Crop Selection and Planting PlansPlans

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Soil PreparationSoil Preparation

• Remove and Remove and compost previous compost previous cropcrop

• Addition of Addition of organic matterorganic matter

• Utilize a no till Utilize a no till system, (fork )system, (fork )

• Rake bedRake bed• Sow and waterSow and water

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Direct Seed or TransplantDirect Seed or Transplant

TransplantsTransplants

Tomato, Eggplant, Peppers, Melon, Tomato, Eggplant, Peppers, Melon, CukesCukes

squash, brassicaceassquash, brassicaceas

Direct Sow, carrots, radish, spring Direct Sow, carrots, radish, spring onions, peas, beets, etc..onions, peas, beets, etc..

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Crop RotationCrop Rotation

• 5 beds5 beds

• Each bed grouped Each bed grouped by family or similar by family or similar cultivation of cropscultivation of crops

• Not growing crop in Not growing crop in same bed, rotated same bed, rotated to a different bed to a different bed each seasoneach season

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Temperature and WaterTemperature and Water

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WaterWater

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Harvest and Post HarvestHarvest and Post Harvest

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Let’s go and check out Let’s go and check out greenhouse and a bit on Field greenhouse and a bit on Field

ProductionProduction