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Growing organic fruit & veg

  • 31-03-2009 9:37am
    #1
    Paulcullen62
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    I may have the use free of some land to grow organic fruit & veg on. I was wondering what size area I would need to farm to make it commercially viable?

    Was thinking I could sell at local farmer markets or further afield. I have little experience but am interested in any advice from anyone that has done something similar. What work is involved? Is the work worth the return? What size area of land could one person manage?

    I'm losing my job soon so will have plenty of time and have the land for free there won't be much costs involved.

    Any other tips or advice welcome.


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  • #2
    Traditional
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭Traditional


    hi i grow enough for the family each year potatoes and greens , you would need to research the market a bit first ,go around the green grocers first and ask what sells best. Herbs dont take up much room and a little handfull in the shops is up to 2 euro , the allotments in the uk are helpful you will fing them on the web , you will get loads of advice there .


  • #3
    Traditional
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭Traditional


    http://www.allotment.org.uk have a look at this site , hundreds of gardeners on here , nearly 300000 thousand alotments in the uk , wont be long till they are here as well ! i have just put in 5 rows of spuds , onions peas french beans and a row of brocoli ,


  • #4
    Paulcullen62
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Paulcullen62


    Thanks for the advice. Thats a good website. Going to just do stuff in the polly tunnel this year on a small scale and see how i get on. I was told that it can take 2 hours to dig a bag of potatos. They sell for €8!! Alot of work for €8!! Think i'm just going to grow stuff for myself.


  • #5
    Ddad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 441 ✭✭Ddad


    Two hours to dig a bag of spuds!! If you use a spoon. you can grow em under black plastic and no diggiing at all needed!

    I work in the catering trade and grow a bit myself. People will pay good money for vegetables that they consider exotic or exclusive e.g. herbs, heirloom tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, chillies, locally grown fruit e.g. plums, strawberries. I forget the name of the lady, but she set up a veg box scheme in the UK supplying it almost exclusively from a three acre small holding and made a living from it.

    If you want to go into the markets a well presented stall of really fresh stuff will gain you a following but bear in mind that consistency is key and you will have consistent overheads, rent, fuel etc.

    You'd never know though you could have really green fingers. Best of luck with it in any case.;)


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