How We Work
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Step 1: Schedule a Site Visit & Test Your Soil
We start all our plans with a 2 hour site visit and collection of a soil sample. Testing the soil to identify and correct any nutrient imbalances in the soil.
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Step 2: Design Your Farm
Regenerative Farm Plans will help you actualize your vision for your farm, communicate production goals and action plans with your farm manager and farm crew, and prioritize your energy and resources. Whether you’re bringing fallow land into production or working with land that has existing vegetable or tree crops, developing a comprehensive plan and setting up systems on your farm are foundational steps to running a successful farm. Production goals in each individual farm plan are used towards the regional supply potential of tree crops and local starches.
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Step 3: Schedule Phased Projects
Farm plans are implemented in phases and by project. Most of our projects start by installing irrigation and windbreaks. This stage of work includes estimating costs and setting a budget for phased work, placing customized plant orders, and sourcing/staging materials onsite. We often work with farmers for a year or more to set-up their orchards and mid-term crops.
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Step 4: Schedule Maintenance
Our maintenance packages are intended to help you optimize the health and yields of your crops by routinely applying fertilizers and soil amendments, weeding, prunning, checking-irrigation lines and soil moisture levels; and monitoring for pest and disease pressure and nutrient imbalances.
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Step 5: Harvest & Market
We work with a growing list of community organizations and small-businesses interested in sourcing food grown on the North Shore using regenerative practices. Our farm plans and harvest logs are used towards our regional goals for import substitution of fruit tree and canoe crops.