Responsible Farming with Profitable Results. This handout/these slides were presented at the 30th Annual Carolina Farm Stewardship Association by the Author. Please do not reproduce without the express consent of the authors.
13. Clif’s 5 tiers of Marketing:
Selling to CSA’s
Roadside Stand
Sell to PYO operations
Farmer’s Markets
Value Added
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15. Three Rules of a Successful
Business
1 The customer
2 The customer
3 The customer
16. What the pH on my farm?
The optimum pH for growing most
vegetable crops is 6.5
17. What if my pH is 5.8 or
less?
Clif recommends :
Applying lime
Growing cover crops for 1 year
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20. Fertilization (My 5 gallon
bucket technology)
One bucket of pelletized poultry Manure per 500 sq. ft.
And 10 five gallon buckets of compost per 500 sq. ft.
Weekly applications of vermicompost tea
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Inches of
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Available Water ET Precipitation
Southeast Virginia Water Deficit Chart
45. Clif’s Keys to Success
Irrigation
Annual Soil Sampling
Marketing
Good Old-Fashioned Manners
46. “Don’t go into it – grow into it” – Clif Slade
“You just can't beat the person who never gives up.”
– Babe Ruth
“Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.”
– Bo Jackson