We make a real effort to be conscientious of how we run our farm. We’re using this data so people can see some of the realities of a functioning farm and so we can challenge ourselves to reflect month by month on how we could operate even better.
Some of the numbers from the month:
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Amount of Space Currently Planted: 3260 square feet
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Number of Plants Planted:
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Vegetables:349
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Herbs: 100
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Fruit Trees/Other Perennials: 12
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Pounds of Harvest: N/A
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Seedlings Re-potted: 124
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Rain Water Harvested: 370 gallons
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Harvested Rain Water Used: 70 gallons
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Compost Made on the Farm: 1.5 Cubic Yards
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City Water Used: 769 gallons
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Biomass (organic waste) Collected (kept out of our landfills)
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Woodchips: 11 Truck-loads = 165 cubic yards = 41.25 tons
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Transportation: 6 Gallons
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Other Biomass: 157.5 lbs. (coffee grounds/spent grains)
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Gasoline used by the Farm: On the Farm: 1/4 Gallon