Progress report: March 2017
Expenses:
$15.48 meal co-op books
$45.96 for 3 cubic feet of potting soil, 3×50 foot landscape fabric, and 5×25 foot floating row cover
$10.92 for 3 more cubic feet of potting soil
$20 for seed trays and pots
$40.88 seymour grub hoe
$16 for seeds from Sylvia Davatz
$52.94 for 6′ wide weed barrier and wood for seedling trench, and pvc pipe for transplanting tube
$14.60 for seeds from Adaptive Seeds
$48.00 for seeds from Wild Garden Seeds
$2.99 for logo design app
$19 for staple gun and staples
$61 for wood, hardware cloth, and paint to build simple duck house
$40.42 books on raising ducks
$40 duck feeders
$11 two indian runner ducks
$50.19 for three more ducks and supplies
$30.36 duck bedding, water jars, feed, etc
$32.69 for tools
$13 for a machete
$8 for duck food
$62.90 insurance payment
Done
- Dig a trench and cover with floating row cover to provide a sheltered, frost-protected place for starting seedlings.
- Got more seedling trays from a neighbor who used to operate a nursery
- Made a facebook page
- Starting preparations at the secondary site
Doing:
Sign lease
Pave driveway
open business bank account
put first crops IN THE GROUND
lease stuff:
http://landforgood.org/wp-content/uploads/Land-Link-VT-Lease-Agreement-Guide.pdf
http://landforgood.org/wp-content/uploads/Farm-Rental-Agreement-Checklist-by-Ohio-State-University-Extension.pdf
http://landforgood.org/wp-content/uploads/Sample-Short-Term-Lease.pdf