How do you plan your farm (or garden)? Why not try the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator to plan your farm, CSA, home garden or market garden!
Highlights of the Fantastic Farm & Garden Calculator:
• Succession Planting
• Intercropping
• Projected Yields
• Planting & Harvest Dates
• Retail Sales Calculator (farm version only)
• Wide range of annuals
• Determine how many people you can feed
• Determine how much space each crop needs
• Document each season's plans online
• Three skill levels available
Fully adjustable plant spacing allows you to use:
• Biointensive Spacing
• Square Foot Spacing
• Traditional Spacing
• Custom Spacing
This online software allows you to access your data from any computer with an internet connection and can be used with Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Enter your basic information and harvest goals and let the calculator do the rest of the work!
Upcoming additions will include:
• The ability to enter daily harvest totals
• The ability to enter daily retail sales information
• Online private journal to document your farm or garden
• More annual crops
Who is using the Fantastic Farm & Garden Calculator?
We currently have farmers and gardeners across the U.S. and parts of Canada using it! The farms range from urban micro-farms to larger acreage CSA farms, and the gardens range from small home gardens to larger market gardens.
To learn about the FFGC in use, read how we used this calculator on our test farm, HeartEye Village CSA.
For more information, intro videos, demos, and details on how the FFGC was developed, visit: www.landshareco.org
100% of the subscription fees go to support the free services that Colorado Local Sustainability and LandShare Colorado offer to growers and consumers in Colorado and beyond.
Know of any other farmers or gardeners who might find this online farm & garden planner helpful? Forward this blog entry to them ! Questions? Feel free to contact us.
