Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Regular and Alternative Crops

Goldenseal
Native plants on the property include Butternut, Blueberry high and low bush, Black Raspberry, Red Raspberry and Strawberry.

There are many potential alternative crops
Maple Syrup:  the pond is surrounded by a sugar bush.  The trees were tapped in the 30's.
Chestnut
Hazelnut
June Berry (early upic alternative to Blueberry)
Goldenseal
Paw Paw
Autumn Olive
Goji Berry
Ginsing
other ideas

Potential:
Strawberry yield 10,000 lb acre
Blueberry yield 12,000 lb acre
Raspberry yield 11,000 lb acre
Blackberry yield 9,500 lb acre

Tomato yield greater than 35,000 lb acre

Useful link
NOFA
Northern Nut Growers Association