Hello Awesome Folks at Community Garden Forum!
We have an urban farm project in the Inglewood neighborhood in Nashville, TN
and we need your help. We are trying to save a parcel of 55 acres from being
developed into low quality housing and to be saved for community, education and
farming (CSA & community garden) use.
The goal is to have the land in trust in perpetuity, preferably owned by the
community, but we need to find some creative funding as the developer wants
beaucoup bucks for the land.
I have been asked to be part of is creating a business plan for a CSA, complete
with a list of organic vegetables and a green house system. Right now we are
grappling with figuring out the start up cost, the cost to maintain and the
estimated income from a CSA. The arable land is about 25-35 acres. This
information is needed in order to make a presentation to potential
investors/benefactors.
I was wondering if anyone here has any kind of information that would help us,
or if anyone would know of someone who could help us to put together a farm
budget, or at least point to the right direction. I have compiled a list of
potential veggies and other types of products and services and have looked at
the info available online for already existing CSAs.
Also, if you have any info about funding, that would be very very welcome.
Smiles,
Kate Kiefling
615-336-4465
- The more you do, the more you CAN do! -
Lucille Ball
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