Basically the most versatile for the variety of crops we crop and the market demand. If you can grow 600 bunches of cilantro on 50 feet why grow 1200 on 100 feet if you can't sell it. If you need 100 feet of carrots just plant 2 rows.
Thanks for this. I'm getting started, have been personal gardening and learning for 3 years now. Jumping to our first property over an acre to add some livestock, but gardening is our retirement revenue and it's difficult to find anyone that will actually talk real dollars and timing and whatnot. I'm not in your market by 5000 miles, but this is how to think. Many thanks!
Start with a small farmers market and build relationships with every person that walks to your booth. Get to know their name and life and watch opportunities grow with time. Most importantly become the best grower at that market.
Thanks. I produce about 100k a year in honey and bee products but I want to cut costs and use my land more to get good food. I have a 3000 sq ft protected by deer fence and use no till methods.
I had been reading about honey production and lots of people were saying it's hard to make a profit, just lots of expenses, do you find that true? Do you mostly earn through the products you make instead of just the honey?
@@mockingbird991 I make bee related products like lotion bars and soaps to cash flow currently. I am on my 3rd year so we shall see. other side in Texas I can rent out my hives as well. honey is just one factor others are queen and nucs.
@@farmtablewest5991 people go nuts over my lotion bars. I was an army chemist years ago so I can make a lot of cool things if needed with my bee by products. Right now growing food is to cut on food costs then expand from that.
@3:33 I noticed your fence behind you. I know it can be time consuming but have you considered making a pallet wall to grow strawberries on the fence line? That is a serious amount of vertical space you can use. I had one built as a test bed and it was pretty good. My problem mainly comes down to a very large tree branch fell on it and broke the top section and I am in a never ending war with ground hogs. I have not found it yet, but I am pretty sure there is a portal in the forest that leads to world of billions of ground hogs and they're leaking into this realm. I grow radish in the summer in shade. Just a small 2 x 2 bed, I use a shade cloth. I think it's a 60% shade cloth. I like the wasabi radish and it takes a while to grow.
Yea I'm gonna grow them I n a greenhouse next year during the summer because it'll be way more shaded. I am definitely interested in vertical strawberries I think that would be a game changer. How do you grow them vertically?
@@farmtablewest5991I'm not the original commenter, but I believe it has to do with stacked pots or boxes, arranged so the edges of the planter where the crop grows are exposed. It seems to work but with alot of work and extra soil or difficult set up and maintain.
@@farmtablewest5991 You tube has plenty of variants you can try. I tested the build that would stand straight up. But there are lean to types and others were you cut the pallets into planters. You're just using the frame as structure and adding some boards to retain the soil.
Goals man , I got 1 25x25 bed and I'm going to master it then build another, it's hard tho I'm putting $0 into it , a large tarp or some plastic for solarization would be worth its weight in gold tbh I got way more than 1/2 acre so I'm going to build slowly over time hopefully I can create some very good soil by time I'm a reasonable size , I crush a bag of charcoal each week and make as much compost as time permits , eventually it will all get into a bed and get covered by somthing
I'm from there so that's why I thought of it. The point is you can farm like this in lots of cities. And Actually lots of people are. Even though it will be burned down by the dems anyway.
8:29 - congrats on the amazing production you are having. However - I notice a LOT of bare earth. I can think of so many things that could green up that space... Easiest thing I can think of is herbs.
I'll do a video on that in December at the end of the year. It's complicated because I'm basically reinvesting all profit right now into infrastructure. Gross Profit is very roughly 70% after labor and expenses.
@@farmtablewest5991 using small amounts of ethylene gas pumped from a 5 gallon pale to the stem of the plants it will increase the amount of fruiting points and increases root growth as well
Cody is my birthplace and 2nd home. I miss Wyoming.
It's a great place!
My market garden is very similar crops and size and production. Nice work!
So nice of you
You said your beds are 50' long; what would make you change to 100' beds, if anything?
Basically the most versatile for the variety of crops we crop and the market demand. If you can grow 600 bunches of cilantro on 50 feet why grow 1200 on 100 feet if you can't sell it. If you need 100 feet of carrots just plant 2 rows.
Thanks for this. I'm getting started, have been personal gardening and learning for 3 years now. Jumping to our first property over an acre to add some livestock, but gardening is our retirement revenue and it's difficult to find anyone that will actually talk real dollars and timing and whatnot. I'm not in your market by 5000 miles, but this is how to think. Many thanks!
You can do it!
I have land and can grow but its hard to find buyers. What are some tips to find buyers? I want to be part of the new frontier in farming
Start with a small farmers market and build relationships with every person that walks to your booth. Get to know their name and life and watch opportunities grow with time. Most importantly become the best grower at that market.
Thanks. I produce about 100k a year in honey and bee products but I want to cut costs and use my land more to get good food. I have a 3000 sq ft protected by deer fence and use no till methods.
I had been reading about honey production and lots of people were saying it's hard to make a profit, just lots of expenses, do you find that true? Do you mostly earn through the products you make instead of just the honey?
@@mockingbird991 I make bee related products like lotion bars and soaps to cash flow currently. I am on my 3rd year so we shall see. other side in Texas I can rent out my hives as well. honey is just one factor others are queen and nucs.
Sounds like a future revenue source.
@@farmtablewest5991 people go nuts over my lotion bars. I was an army chemist years ago so I can make a lot of cool things if needed with my bee by products. Right now growing food is to cut on food costs then expand from that.
@3:33 I noticed your fence behind you. I know it can be time consuming but have you considered making a pallet wall to grow strawberries on the fence line? That is a serious amount of vertical space you can use. I had one built as a test bed and it was pretty good. My problem mainly comes down to a very large tree branch fell on it and broke the top section and I am in a never ending war with ground hogs. I have not found it yet, but I am pretty sure there is a portal in the forest that leads to world of billions of ground hogs and they're leaking into this realm.
I grow radish in the summer in shade. Just a small 2 x 2 bed, I use a shade cloth. I think it's a 60% shade cloth. I like the wasabi radish and it takes a while to grow.
Lolz. There are DEFINITELY portals to other realms all over the place.
Yea I'm gonna grow them I n a greenhouse next year during the summer because it'll be way more shaded. I am definitely interested in vertical strawberries I think that would be a game changer. How do you grow them vertically?
@@farmtablewest5991I'm not the original commenter, but I believe it has to do with stacked pots or boxes, arranged so the edges of the planter where the crop grows are exposed. It seems to work but with alot of work and extra soil or difficult set up and maintain.
@@farmtablewest5991 You tube has plenty of variants you can try.
I tested the build that would stand straight up. But there are lean to types and others were you cut the pallets into planters. You're just using the frame as structure and adding some boards to retain the soil.
When i say u yield 4000 a week, is that net of expenses? If not have u a figure u net after all expenses are averaged out over the summer period?
No that is revenue not net profit. I will probably come out with a video explaining profit at the end of this year.
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You grow tomatoes too?
Goals man , I got 1 25x25 bed and I'm going to master it then build another, it's hard tho I'm putting $0 into it , a large tarp or some plastic for solarization would be worth its weight in gold tbh
I got way more than 1/2 acre so I'm going to build slowly over time hopefully I can create some very good soil by time I'm a reasonable size , I crush a bag of charcoal each week and make as much compost as time permits , eventually it will all get into a bed and get covered by somthing
Sounds like a plan
After chicago is burned down by dems it could be farmed. Who tf is thinking lets move to chicago and farm? Sorry 😂
I'm from there so that's why I thought of it. The point is you can farm like this in lots of cities. And Actually lots of people are. Even though it will be burned down by the dems anyway.
@@farmtablewest5991 Im sorry your home town is. Your right though we need many more urban and suburban farmers.
That's the exact idea I have for Detroit. Convert the blocks into bio-diverse farms cuz it already is burned down.
26:33 - for your Eastern European customers, you may want to offer dill that has gone to seed and also dill stalks. They know. You try.
It sells perfectly like this so probably cant.
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Your point about having draw cross like tomatoes, is duly noted. Great point
Yea it's like a loss leader in a grocery store only it's a huge profit!
I really enjoyed this video. You have such a fun and engaging style!
Oh thank you!
15:36 - I bet you'd have more yield if you harvested the lettuce by picking the outer-most leaves, Charles Dowding style.
Yes more yield but much higher labor cost and yield is already almost twice any other crop.
garden looks so lush and beautiful
Thank you!
@@farmtablewest5991 😘
The hardest job ......... No one knows the energy expenditures disappointment and time full time farming involves.
Amen.
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Thanks!
Barely halfway through the video and went to the description to see if you have courses! Yay!!!
YES! The course is for turning your back yard into a grocery store using similar techniques to my farm but even less work!
is 4000 a week year round or is it just for your summer season?
Summer. Winter were going to shoot for $2000/week but we'll see.
@@farmtablewest5991 really awesome. I wish you all the best!
That’s crazy, that’s the size yard I had when I was a kid. I couldn’t imagine growing that much food
It's not as hard as you think! I have a garden course explaining how to your own food on MUCH LESS land than that! Link in description. 😁
Your vegetable garden looks so lush and beautiful; it's truly inspiring for viewers
Thank you so much 😊
8:29 - congrats on the amazing production you are having. However - I notice a LOT of bare earth. I can think of so many things that could green up that space... Easiest thing I can think of is herbs.
You need pathways and mine are 10 inches which is very small compared to most.
4k before expenses. After all operating costs how much does it come out to. :)
I'll do a video on that in December at the end of the year. It's complicated because I'm basically reinvesting all profit right now into infrastructure. Gross Profit is very roughly 70% after labor and expenses.
19:36 - I bet those carrots would grow faster if out of the wind... just a little bit of protection...
Yes they would. Pretty expensive to build right now.
How many days a week do you do the market?
Just Saturday but I have restaurants and a veggie box program.
You grow tomatoes so well, there are so many fruits ❤
Grafting feeding and lots of other stuff.
@@farmtablewest5991 ok 😁
Your garden is so lovely ❤. Good job
Thank you so much 😊
Sir, is possible to get discount on course?
Not right now. The course will teach you how to grow $1200 worth of Veggies on 250 square feet your first year.
A bunch of B.S.
Namaste
Do you wanna know a secret 😅 there is one more thing to boost productivity that I don’t really know if ppl are very aware of.
Ok
@@farmtablewest5991 using small amounts of ethylene gas pumped from a 5 gallon pale to the stem of the plants it will increase the amount of fruiting points and increases root growth as well
Organic?
Not certified but better than organic.
@@farmtablewest5991 what fertilizer do you use?
Please, brother, I follow you on UA-cam and Instagram. Please help me find a job contract on a farm. May God bless you.
Thanks man!
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