SEGMENT: FARMING METHODS
Parris Brewer>ISM Walk & Talk Interviews>Brewer, Parris, Section 1
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- CROPS
- Chard is being pulled up so they can replant something different. Never plant the same thing. Debris is left to add minerals. One person is planting dill. Near him are onions. The turnips are in the next row.
- FARMING METHODS
- They never plant the same thing in the same place, they rotate the crops. The crops can be planted in two days, or it might take two weeks. Use watering system instead of a hose. They water the roots. It takes about 90 days for the crop to germinate. During the 90 days they water the crops and do the weeds by hand. There is a schedule kept that dictates when crops are grown and harvested.
- CROPS
- Beets and peppers are being planted; Dill, peppers, and scallions.
- LAND
- The farm bought some land from the city for $1. They are going to turn it into more land for farming and greenhouses.
- FARMING METHODS
- They use composting methods to get rid of the waste.
- CROPS
- Strawberries, mustard, turnips, Chinese cabbages,
- FARMING METHODS
- They put the soil from the composts in the greenhouses.
