1 | When | What | Where | How | Materials |
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2 | January 1-21 | Writing plan | http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Agriculture_Plan_2013 | Google doc | Computer, internet |
3 | January 7-21 | Agriculture Review Team established | Online | Gabi's request, Marcin's approval | Computer, internet |
4 | January 21-28 | Agriculture Plan Peer Review | Online | Sharing document/wiki page | Computer, internet |
5 | Jan. 28 - Feb. 15 | Plan Revision | Online | Google doc | Computer, internet |
6 | January | Soil Preparation | 1D, 1E | Mow down weeds for mulch | Weedwacker |
7 | January | Soil Preparation | 1A | Sheet Mulching | Cardboard, old straw |
8 | February | Spring cleaning | 1D, 1E | Clean, organize materials | |
9 | 1D, 1E | Clean, organize materials and tools | Truck to take trash/recycling to town | ||
10 | February | Order 200 sweet potato slips | Jamesport, MO, as well as http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/order_forms/sweetpotato_orderform.pdf | Pick up; Mail order | |
11 | February 15 | Order seeds | High Mowing | Mail order | seeds list |
12 | February 15 | Order seedlings | Missouri Dept. Conservation | Mail order | trees list |
13 | February-May | Seed Transplants | 1D, 1E | Direct seeding | Seeds, soil, compost, water, containers |
14 | February | Plant Seedlings for edible fenceline | 1B-F | Bare root | Dibble bar, seedlings |
15 | February | Order mushroom spores/plugs | http://www.fungi.com/ | Mail order | |
16 | February | Dairy Milker Prototype | http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Dairy_Milker | Source vacuum, tubing, and inflations. Assembly, testing, and troubleshooting | Computer, internet |
17 | March | Prepare bee boxes | 1C, 2C | Disassemble boxes, clean, disinfect, reassemble | Scrapers, torch |
18 | March | Mushroom Innoculation | 2B, 3B | Drill holes, insert plug, seal with beeswax | Plugs, beeswax, drill, logs |
19 | March | Buy cow | Sugarbear Dairy | Call Teddy, choose cow, have it delivered | Halter (Baker's) |
20 | March | Planting prep | 1D, 1E | Spread compost/manure | Compost, manure, straw |
21 | April 20 | Seeding | 1C, 1D | Direct seeding and mulch | Seeds, straw |
22 | April 20 | Transplants | 1C, 1D | Transplant seedlings from greenhouse | Transplants, mulch |
23 | April 27 | Pick up 2 overwintered bee nucs | Farmington, MO | Pick up nucs in Farmington, MO | travel expense |
24 | April 28 | Install nucs | 1C, 2C | http://www.missouribees.com/nucs.html | suit, smoker |
25 | May | Seed Wild Peaches | 1C-F, 2C-F | Direct seeding | Peach seeds |
26 | Mid May | Seeding | 1A | Direct seeding | Seeds, mulch |
27 | Mid May | Transplants | 1A | Transplant seedlings from greenhouse | Transplants, mulch |
28 | May | Cherry harvest | 2F | Hand picking, processing | containers |
29 | Late May | Plant corn | 1C, 1D | Soaked seeds planted in circles on mounded soil | Seeds |
30 | Late May/early June | Plant out 200-300 sweet potato slips | 1D, 1E | Transplant slips in loose, mounded soil, mulch well | Slips, mulch |
31 | Early June | Bean and squash planting | 1D, 1E | Soaked seeds; 3 each per mound | Seeds |
32 | June | Harvest Dock | 1D-F | Cut seed heads, store/process for flour | Container, hand scythe |
33 | June | Elder tree propagation | 1D, 1E | http://www.ehow.com/how_7327112_propagate-elderberry.html | Elder cuttings, pots, perlite, peat moss |
34 | June | Weeding | 1A, 1C-E | Weed as needed, concurrent with harvesting | Hoe |
35 | Mid June | Seeding | 1E | Direct seeding | Seeds, mulch |
36 | Mid June | Transplants | 1E | Tranplant seedlings from greenhouse | Transplants, mulch |
37 | Mid June-July | Berry harvest | 1B, 1E | pick blackberries, hackberries, gooseberries, mulberries; process excess | containers |
38 | Late June | Dig root cellar | 1A | Survey site, plant flags, dig | Backhoe, LifeTrac |
39 | July | Harvest elder flower | 3A, 1C | remove flower bunches, dehydrate, store | container, pruning shears |
40 | July | Weeding | 1A, 1C-E | Weed as needed, concurrent with harvesting | Hoe |
41 | July | Chokeberry harvest | 1C | pick and process | canning jars |
42 | July | Root cellar finishing | 1A | Reinforce walls and ceiling, establish food storage infrastructure | chicken wire, wood, containers, shelving |
43 | August | Peach harvest | 1C-E | hand picking, processing, seed saving | containers |
44 | August | Fall Transplants | 1D, 1E | Direct seed | Seeds, soil, compost, water, containers |
45 | August | Honey harvesting | 1C | Open source honey extraction or solar honey extraction | Honey extractor or solar unit |
46 | September | Plant fall transplants | 1C, 1D | Transplant seedlings from greenhouse | Transplants, mulch |
47 | September | Fall seeding | 1C, 1D | Direct seed | Seeds, mulch |
48 | September | Mushroom harvest | 3B, 4D | Harvest mushrooms ~one week after rain | Keen eyes, basket |
49 | September | Hay tooling | 1C | Get mower refurbished and adapted to Lifetrac, grease rake, fix baler tooth | Grease, tools |
50 | Late September | Hackberry harvest | 1B | Climb tree or set up ladder, pick and process/store | Containers |
51 | Early October | Nuts Harvest | Fencelines | Harvest black walnuts, roadside pecans, acorns. Remove husk, store in-shell. | Containers, nut rake, spoons, GLOVES |
52 | Before frost | Sweet potato Harvest | 1D, 1E | dig, cure, eat casualties, store | digging fork, cellar storage |
53 | October | Hay mowing | 5C-F | Mow 3-5 acres | Tractor, Mower |
54 | October | Hay raking | 5C-F | Rake hay into rows (on a calm day) | Tractor, Rake |
55 | October | Hay baling | 5C-F | Bale hay (soon after raking) and store under cover | Tractor, Baler, Twine |
56 | October | Extended season planting | 1D, 1E | Direct seeding | Seeds, soil, compost, mulch, water |
57 | October | Cover cropping | 1A, 1C-E | Direct seeding | Seeds |
58 | October | Dig cow shelter | 2C | Backhoe into slope, install logs, cover with pond liner, cover with soil, seed to prevent erosion | Backhoe, Lifetrac, cut logs, pond liner, seeds |
59 | October | Oleaster harvest | 1D, 1E | Hand picking, processing | containers |
60 | Early November | Propagation | 1D, 1E | http://www.rootsofpeace.org/assets/Vegetative%20Propagation%20Techniques.pdf | Blackberry, Edible rose, Alpine strawberry, Gooseberry, Blueberry stock |
61 | Eearly November | Keyline plowing | 3C-E, 4C-E, 5C-E | Survey, lay flags, plow | Tractor, subsoil implement, laser level, flags |
62 | November | Wintering | 1D, 1E | Insulation, upkeep, repairs | building materials |
63 | 1A, 1C-E | Add manure and mulch | Straw, manure | ||
64 | November-December | Earth work | 4E, F | Shallow dam | Backhoe or bulldozer, LifeTrac, gas |
65 | See Site plan map | Terraces | Backhoe or bulldozer, LifeTrac, gas | ||
66 | December | Prototyping | http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microcombine | Prototyping open source combine | Computer, Sketchup, Internet |
67 | 2014 planning | OSE wiki | Research, application of 2013 insights | Computer, Internet | |
68 | Per Contractor availability | Pond | 2C | Call Dennis Brinton, Jim Woodward, or other contractor |
1 | Beyond 2013: | |
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2 | ||
3 | On-site infrastructure development | |
4 | ||
5 | Road accessibility | |
6 | ||
7 | Storage | |
8 | ||
9 | Pole Barns | |
10 | ||
11 | Tool shed | |
12 | ||
13 | Dry goods storage | |
14 | ||
15 | Established seed library | |
16 | ||
17 | Growing | |
18 | ||
19 | Earth-insulated greenhouse | |
20 | ||
21 | Aquaponics | |
22 | ||
23 | Terraces | |
24 | ||
25 | Edible fence lines along keylines for pasture rotation | |
26 | ||
27 | Orchard expansion | |
28 | ||
29 | Food forestry | |
30 | ||
31 | Ongoing soil development | |
32 | ||
33 | Pigs | |
34 | ||
35 | Area established (part wooded, includes pond) | |
36 | ||
37 | Fence built | |
38 | ||
39 | Seed and propagate forage | |
40 | ||
41 | Infrastructure for easy feeding (dairy byproducts, compost) | |
42 | ||
43 | Shelter | |
44 | ||
45 | Food Processing | |
46 | ||
47 | Outdoor kitchen | |
48 | ||
49 | Large sink basin, greywater hookup | |
50 | ||
51 | Cob oven | |
52 | ||
53 | Accommodating outdoor eating area | |
54 | ||
55 | Canning facilities | |
56 | ||
57 | Storage area for cooking/canning implements | |
58 | ||
59 | Slaughter area and processing facilities | |
60 | Dehydration facility | |
61 | ||
62 | Research and Development | |
63 | ||
64 | Prototyping and field testing of GVCS agricultural machines | |
65 | ||
66 | Tractor | |
67 | ||
68 | Microtractor | |
69 | ||
70 | Hay cutter | |
71 | ||
72 | Rake | |
73 | ||
74 | Baler | |
75 | ||
76 | Microcombine | |
77 | ||
78 | Trencher | |
79 | ||
80 | Seeder | |
81 | ||
82 | Soil Pulverizer | |
83 | ||
84 | Spader | |
85 | ||
86 | Dairy Milker | |
87 | ||
88 | Trencher | |
89 | ||
90 | Well-drilling rig | |
91 | ||
92 | Bakery oven | |
93 | ||
94 | Documentation towards replicable agricultural model | |
95 | Revision and expansion of this document | |
96 | ||
97 | Video | |
98 | ||
99 | Designs published on the wiki | |
100 | Detailed log as well as seasonal review | |
101 | Education and Outreach | |
102 | Seasonal internships | |
103 | Agricultural workshops | |
104 | CSA | |
105 | Collaboration with replicators |