Hello, I am new to this forum and am looking for help.
I am an organic farmer in the Kent Valley and just completed construction of a
hugel mound yesterday and really want to plant it right. I have
perennial plants ready but want to maximize the use of the zones most effectively. The mound is running east to west, 132 feet long, 11 feet at the base, 5 feet at the peak over a trench which is 5 feet wide by 2 feet deep with about 45 cubic yards of
trees and branches compacted below sod and soil with about 1/3 covered with composted
chicken manure. Among the plants I have are 8 blueberry, about 30 raspberry canes, 8 artichokes and 10 stevia which have all been grown in containers or raised beds this year. My actual goal for 2014 is to establish a CSA based on
permaculture for up to 100 members on the hugel mound and adjacent 1 1/4 acres and on a 1/4
acre strip I have dubbed the "organic showcase garden". The only breaking of ground I have done is the hugel mound on a farm which has not been planted since the 1970's.
I welcome advice and truly indeed would love some help developing the CSA. Come on down to the farm and be a part of the solution!
rp