Regenerative Farm Design & Systems
Farm plans are a valuable resource that will help you actualize your vision for the land, communicate action plans with contractors and onsite teams, 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.
Regenerative Farm Plan
What’s included in your Regenerative Farm Plan?
Farm map identifying anticipated growing areas, windbreaks, access roads, fencing, irrigation lines, farm structures (e.g. farm nursery, barn, workshop etc.), and placement for soil-building systems;
Map of the soil type(s) on your farm and soil sampling locations;
USGS Soil Survey overview of the physical, chemical and biological properties and management challenges of your soil type;
Standard soil fertility lab tests & recommendations for amending nutrient imbalances in the soil;
Carbon and soil health lab tests & recommendations for regenerative practices to improve soil health and carbon sequestration capacity;
Recommendations for setting up one priority regenerative farm systems (e.g. vermicast, compost, cover crop rotation plan);
18 month timeline for prepping, installing, and maintaining priority projects and general costing information for each project;
5 year general timeline of projects as identified on your farm map;
Detailed design for one priority projects;
Basic projections of estimated yield, potential revenue, and rough estimates of inputs and labor for one main crop and the potential tons per year of carbon sequestration projected;
Suggested crops ideal for your soil type and climate.
Add-ons:
Drone imagery;
Detailed installation and maintenance designs for additional priority projects;
Irrigation plans and water use estimates by crop(s);
Additional project-level plans.
Pricing
$1,725 Farm Plan: Includes a two-hour site visit and plan for a 2 to 5 acre farm. During the visit the client receives a one hour consultation. The additional hour is spent taking base layer measurements and a soil sample. Additional hours of onsite consultation are $75 - per hour. Background information is provided from the client’s questionnaire completed prior to the visit via email.
*Plans include the price for 1 soil sample. Add-ons for additional lab tests include:
$50 - for each additional basic soil fertility sample.
Leaf tissue analysis to determine nutrient uptake and cycling in indicator crops;
Soil paste fertility tests & summary of the amount of nutrient contributions from both your soil and irrigation water, including any issues with bio-carbonates. [only recommended for some sites and at an additional costs];
Irrigation lab results & recommendations for addressing any concerns with salt levels or buffering capacity of soil pH [additional add-on and not recommended for all sites];
Soil health indicators, including percentage of Organic Matter (OM), total carbon and carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio in your soil;
Soil or water toxicity testing [additional add-on and not recommended for all sites]
*Please inquire about reduced pricing or services for less comprehensive farm plans less than 2 acres.
Project-Level Plan
What’s included in your Project-Level Plan?
Project-level map;
List of crop varieties and intercropping design (based on succession);
List of in-row and between row spacing by crop variety type;
Measurements and orientation of growing areas (rows, orchard blocks or agroforestry ‘islands’);
Inventory and price list for the number of trees, shrubs and ground cover;
Per tree and total project yield estimates by crop type;
Revenue projections by crop type and multiple market channels;
18 month timeline for prepping, installing, and maintaining the project area (including options for phased-installation);
List of equipment and types of labor activities for each phase of the project;
General cost estimates of inputs and labor for each phase of the project;
Standard soil fertility lab tests & recommendations for amending nutrient imbalances in the soil;
Soil health lab tests & recommendations for adding carbon and biological amendments and other regenerative practices to improve soil health and carbon sequestration capacity during the project prep and maintenance phases;
Potential tons per year of carbon sequestration projected by crop type.
Add ons:
Irrigation plan and water use estimates by crop(s)
Drone photography
Fertilizer recommendations based on the soil and leaf tissue reports and the nutrient requirements for one or two main crops.
Pricing
$775 Project-Level Plan
Includes:
One-hour site visit and one soil sample, lab results and recommendations for amending soil for the project area;
Unlimited changes to the crop type and spacing of your design (only applies to in-row changes);
Unlimited updates to projected yield estimates by crop type;
Unlimited updates to the market prices and additions of market channels and associated projected revenue;
Access to the plan for one year to make your own edits or updates.
Add-ons for additional lab tests include:
$50 - for each additional basic soil fertility sample.
Leaf tissue analysis to determine nutrient uptake and cycling in indicator crops;
Soil paste fertility tests & summary of the amount of nutrient contributions from both your soil and irrigation water, including any issues with bio-carbonates. [only recommended for some sites and at an additional costs];
Irrigation lab results & recommendations for addressing any concerns with salt levels or buffering capacity of soil pH [additional add-on and not recommended for all sites];
Soil health indicators, including percentage of Organic Matter (OM), total carbon and carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio in your soil;
Soil or water toxicity testing [additional add-on and not recommended for all sites]
Designing Regenerative Systems
We help land owners on the North Shore design and install regenerative and closed-loop systems on their farms. These systems will help you plan ahead as you start or expand your farm, starting with systems for removing invasive vegetation, preparing the land for planting, making your own fertilizers and amendments, and optimizing nutrient availability and cycling.
Crop Fertility & Regenerative Farm Systems include:
Vermicast System;
Feritgation System;
Cover cropping systems;
Living nitrogen systems (including perennial ground covers, green mulch systems and water plants)
Water reservoir and fertilizer systems;
Living ‘compost islands’ systems (this compost-in-place system is great for moving fallow land into production).
Bokashi compost system;
Integration of animals (e.g. chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep).
