Market gardening,
a small business for the
green minded!

Many men and women are leaving the hustle bustle world, moving out from the noisiness of the city and finding a new way of life out in the countryside, life back on the farm. Especially in the last few years there has been great interest in a particular type of micro-farming, often referred to as growing for market or market gardening.

The demand for naturally grown food is soaring. Some sources say by as much as 20% per year. If you are looking at the possibility of opening a small business of your own and you happen to enjoy working with plants and the excitement and satisfaction that comes with growing a vegetable garden, growing for market might be just the right small business for you!

This type of venture is actually a part of the greater topic of micro-farming but is different, especially in one big way. You can build a micro farm in the city, in a suburb, even in your back yard, on your patio, or somewhere in your house! growing for market on the other hand, generally occurs out in the countryside, on a farm.

First, of course, you need a plot of land. Thanks to the recent recession and the incredible slide in the price of property the last few years, you can purchase a good piece of land these days at a very reasonable price. This is your opportunity, go for it! I'm not sure, I'm no expert at real estate, but you many never see prices this low again.

You will need an assortment of gardening tools. A garden less than one acre can be managed with hand tools. Larger gardens will require the purchase of rental or power tillers and cultivation equipment like a tractor, plow and discs, or rototiller. A small market garden, on a quarter of an acre or less, may be started for less than a thousand dollars.

You will need organic gardening skills and the knowledge of such things as growing transplants, organic methods of controlling plant diseases and pests, crop rotation, and maintaining soil fertility. You must know these things now or you can learn them by reading books and/or taking courses at a local college or university.

Another great help to you might be to team up with at least one other person, maybe a friend or relative, who already has the knowledge, skills, and the in-and-outs of gardening, micro-farming, and organic gardening.

Of course, it will have to be a team effort and “many hands (and brains!) make light work.” Potential earnings from intensive gardening can reach $40K an acre!

If you think that growing for market just might be the perfect small business for you but you need specific information on exactly how to proceed, how to "jump-start" a profitable small business in gardening, do it the right way!

click below and learn how to do it, guaranteed,learn the in-and-outs, step by step, specific, "right from the horses mouth," valuable information from Scott and Suzzie Kelland, New Terra Farm, in Ontario Canada.

To visit my Microfarming page click here!