Heins mapping micro climate and soil analysis wk 3
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This document outlines a diet plan for Tattersall Farm that focuses on producing high yield staple crops like potatoes, carrots, beans, and fruits to supply local food banks. The farm will grow vegetables like potatoes, carrots, peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, radish, squash, zucchini, and pumpkin. Fruits will include apples, pears, grapes, strawberries, and blueberries. Protein will come from beef, poultry, and pork due to the labor required for grain. Calculations are provided for projected yields and servings from various crop beds.
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- 1. Diet Plan for Tattersall Farm Based upon our farms mission, we will not be planning our production on a family based formula. With our end goal of supplying local food banks, we will be looking at the most common high yield hearty products we can produce while cultivating some micro yields for the learning experience. We are taking the most bang for buck produce that are common staples: Vegetable focus will be potatoes, carrots, peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, radish, squash, zucchini, and pumpkin. Fruits will be apples, pears, grapes, strawberries, and blueberries. Due to the labor intensive grain production and processing we are going to focus our protein production on beef, poultry, and pork. Derrick Heins StockSch 119 Week 3
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