Well todays first day as a Farmer in the NoCo (North Corktown) neighborhood of Detroit was what I'd expected to be and enjoyed it. I really look forward to it as what more will come next time I am working there. It started out with Greg, who runs the farm, and I talking and introducing me to his brother Ryan and friend Greg. They were making a Pesto sause with ingredients made from the farm to sell to households. I got to add that was some mighty delicious Pesto with the croissant. Anyways Greg and I had gone outside to prepare for making bags of salad mixtures to sell also. I had begun to cut up some flowers (I forgot the name, Greg help me out here) that were spicy. Not that hot spicy more like a wasabi spicy I was told of, and was it just as it was described to me. I felt it in my nose immediately and went to get my bottle of water because that to go along with the heat we had today was not a great combination.
After I had finished up with cutting the flowers.
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Greg and I discussed the economics of having a farm in Detroit, as is the purpose of my blog. I was asking him questions, and many of them. I will admit I do not know a whole lot about farming. I've learned it is extremely cheaper to start growing from seeds then the prepackaged plastic boxes. And the growing rate of many plants after I cut them. Such as mint herbs will regrow back the very next day after I cut them. Which means you can sell a lot of mint leaves to anybody looking for them. These types of crops that can grow back very fast are important for Greg and his farm Brother Nature Produce to keep it financially stable. Where as there is nothing wrong with having a few crops that take a while to grow back (Rosemary takes a month after one cut). One attribute to note is it's extremely important to be willing to pay a little bit more for products that were grown locally, whether it be in Detroit or anywhere in Michigan rather. We keep the money here and resident's of our great state are MAKING A PROFIT. That is the most important thing now in this state now.
I believe that for farming to be that new industry in Detroit all the farms now and in the future need to be profitable in order for the unemployment rate to decrease. Though in order for that to happen the city needs to be open the idea of urban agriculture and farming to those people who want to make a profit. If I want to go into farming in Detroit for it's vast areas of baron land the city should be very open to allow me do so regardless of my intention because I am still providing jobs to our residents, selling to our residents. The way I look at it, I want to make my crops as organic as possible with great taste and quality because I know of I can abide those principles money will be made for me. All the while creating jobs, bringing healthy food to inner city residents of Detroit. Maybe some of them will enjoy the spicy flowers like I did.
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I want to hear opinion and thought, so everyone let me know what you think! Thank You!
After I had finished up with cutting the flowers.
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IMG00023-20110628-1439.jpg
Greg and I discussed the economics of having a farm in Detroit, as is the purpose of my blog. I was asking him questions, and many of them. I will admit I do not know a whole lot about farming. I've learned it is extremely cheaper to start growing from seeds then the prepackaged plastic boxes. And the growing rate of many plants after I cut them. Such as mint herbs will regrow back the very next day after I cut them. Which means you can sell a lot of mint leaves to anybody looking for them. These types of crops that can grow back very fast are important for Greg and his farm Brother Nature Produce to keep it financially stable. Where as there is nothing wrong with having a few crops that take a while to grow back (Rosemary takes a month after one cut). One attribute to note is it's extremely important to be willing to pay a little bit more for products that were grown locally, whether it be in Detroit or anywhere in Michigan rather. We keep the money here and resident's of our great state are MAKING A PROFIT. That is the most important thing now in this state now.
I believe that for farming to be that new industry in Detroit all the farms now and in the future need to be profitable in order for the unemployment rate to decrease. Though in order for that to happen the city needs to be open the idea of urban agriculture and farming to those people who want to make a profit. If I want to go into farming in Detroit for it's vast areas of baron land the city should be very open to allow me do so regardless of my intention because I am still providing jobs to our residents, selling to our residents. The way I look at it, I want to make my crops as organic as possible with great taste and quality because I know of I can abide those principles money will be made for me. All the while creating jobs, bringing healthy food to inner city residents of Detroit. Maybe some of them will enjoy the spicy flowers like I did.
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I want to hear opinion and thought, so everyone let me know what you think! Thank You!
