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[[Gabrielle Leblanc]] - Farm Manager since June 2012, [[Farm Director]] in training.
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=Farm Director Subsistence Model=
 
Costs of living:
*gas money
*capital investments for agricultural projects
*agricultural resources (materials, tools for repairs, infrastructure, etc)
*store-bought food and drink
 
Cost reduction strategies:
*Foraging (wild and domestic foods, food banks)
*Driving less, biking more
*Open source vehicle run on biogas
*Limiting consumption of store-bought food and drink
*Emphasizing non-capitalistic exchanges (trade/loan) for things that I need/use
 
 
==Self-Funding Strategies:==
Marketable products:
(emphasizing products that are easy to produce, use resources already on-site, and are without codes regulating production)
*Biochar - cost: deadwood, biomass. benefit: $4/lb
*Worm Casting (dry or tea) - cost: biomass, compost. benefit: $25/gallon of tea
*Perennial Cuttings - cost: labor in production and storage. benefit: $7/plant?
**Gooseberries
**Blackberries
**Rasberries
**Elderberries
**Mulberries
**Nuts
**Grape rootstock
*Kombucha starts - cost: nothing, byproduct of Gabi's brewing. benefit: $5/start with instructions
*Fiber - cost: labor of production and processing time. benefit: $25/lb processed fiber
*Local consulting/troubleshooting for gardeners
 
[[Category:Gabi]]

Latest revision as of 12:56, 8 April 2013

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