[Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden

2010-11-15 Thread Fosselius, Kati
Hello! I'm working on a grant proposal that is due this afternoon, and one component of the proposal relates to creating more community gardens in our City. I've been advised to include an outcome related to expected yield of these gardens, which will vary greatly in size. I'm not a

Re: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden

2010-11-15 Thread Pattie Baker
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 9:37 AM To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden Hello! I'm working on a grant proposal that is due this afternoon, and one component of the proposal relates to creating more

Re: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden

2010-11-15 Thread McKelvey Jr., William
'; community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden We aim for 2 pounds per square foot per year, so a 4 x 8 bed should yield about 65 pounds per year. At an extremely conservative food value of $5 per pound, considering

Re: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden

2010-11-15 Thread Richard Menn
An article at http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/Square-Foot-Gardening-Food.aspx might give you some ideas. The lead author, Rosalind Creasy, has been experimenting with and calculating the productive capacity of a 5'x20' vegetable bed at her home in northern California. Good

Re: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden

2010-11-15 Thread Ray Schutte
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:37 AM To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: [Community_garden] Question about Expected Yield of a Community Garden Hello! I'm working on a grant proposal that is due this afternoon, and one component of the proposal relates to creating more