THINKING ABOUT FARMING? THINK AGAIN.
There's a new way to farm. It's called SPIN, and it is causing people to re-think not only how to farm, but what it means to be a farmer today.
Meet Tim Shultz of Green Ranch in Saskatoon, SK and Dan Bravin and Martin Barrett of City Garden Farms in Portland, OR.
SPIN-GARDENING WORKSHOP TO DEBUT IN PORTLAND, ORLearn from Gail Vandersteen how to turn your garden into a major food source, May 10...
SEE ONE SPIN FARMER TELL HER STORYWatch Paula Sobie of City Harvest at the Canadian Organic Growers Conference.
LEARN FROM THE GROUND UPJoin Wally Satzewich for an "in the field" SPIN workshop at the first-ever campus-based SPIN farm at Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, PA. May 19-20. Sponsored by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).
NEW GUIDES READY FOR PICKIN!Learn what it's like to operate sub-acre "theme" farms specializing in such high value crops as leafy greens, garlic, carrots and potatoes, salad mixes or flowers. See # 11 through # 15 here.
CULTIVATE CUSTOMERS ONLINEEasy-to-create and cheap-to-maintain websites just for SPIN farmers available now.
TRY THIS AT HOME...Be part of the first SPIN-based housing development, located in the Florida panhandle...
- Some practice SPIN in their backyards in the city. Others do it on front lawns in the suburbs.
- Some do it part-time, others full-time.
- Some are young and just starting out, while others are older and on their third or fourth careers.
- Some have more money than they know what to do with, and others have less than they need.
- Some are convinced the world is doomed, while others are trying to save it.
What unites them all is a calling to farm.
If you want to follow your calling...
follow them...