Here at our community garden in West Bend, WI, we hang a produce scale on a
shepherd's hook. The scale has an "s" hook on it, and people hang bagged
produce on the scale and record their haul in a spiral notebook which is
kept in a mailbox. Of course, not everyone remembers to record, but we do
get a fairly accurate record of what we harvest. Last year, it was over
5,000 pounds for our one-acre site with 77 plots. We use a general "fair
market" average of $2.00 per pound to celebrate and justify our existence to
the community and to local governmental agencies. It works for us, hope it
does for you as well!
Yours in Gardening,
Mary
Mary Reilly-Kliss, Coordinator
Washington County Community Garden
West Bend, WI
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ana Rasmussen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 11:46 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] weighing produce
To encourage future funding--as well as inform ourselves and the larger
community about the fruits and vegetables impact of our community
gardens--we need to develop a workable system for figuring out how much
produce we are generating. This could be on a weekly or monthly basis,
something asked of all gardeners or just a representative percentage.
Does anybody have a tool, system, or form they find useful? Or know of
where we might find one? Any leads welcome.
Thank you, Ana
*Ana Rasmussen, MSW
Program Director
Mesa Verde Gardens
831.325.3560
[email protected]*
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