Dace
Revolution in Progress
I have been seriously thinking about starting my own small business....however I seem to be dragging my feet and could use a little kick.
We live in suburbia with average smallish sized lots of land. I wanted an organic garden and we have very hard rocky soil, so DH & I built a nice raised bed and put a little picket fence around it and then lined the picket fencing with chicken wire to keep wild bunnies out. The thing is only 100sq ft but it is really cute...and jammed packed!
So I thought that since most suburbanites are typically not very in tune with gardening, nature and growing their own veggies, coupled with this down economy, creating organic gardens for people to grow their own veggies in would be a good idea. I figure I would build it, dig and amend the soil and plant the plants, all for a fee. Then they could tend the garden or hire me on a weekly/biweekly basis to tend to their garden (remember these are backyard sized gardens) and they can reap the benefits of going out back and plucking the fruits of my labor
I live in an upscale community where organic is very trendy and yet it is more important for most to maintain a nice manicure than tend a garden
Can I get your feedback? I know some of you are real farmers and I am not very clear on the legalities of calling a garden organic. I am thinking that I really need to work on pricing right up front as I will need help hauling compost and wood and probably help with other things as well..building the garden enclosure, some digging (I am getting old!) etc.
As soon as football & cheer is over (early Dec), I can set up a little booth at our local farmers market, sell seedlings and market my gardens. I could really use some guidance though. I feel as if stepping into the unknown is risky, and yet I need to start bringing in some income and gardening is what I love. Am I crazy?
We live in suburbia with average smallish sized lots of land. I wanted an organic garden and we have very hard rocky soil, so DH & I built a nice raised bed and put a little picket fence around it and then lined the picket fencing with chicken wire to keep wild bunnies out. The thing is only 100sq ft but it is really cute...and jammed packed!
So I thought that since most suburbanites are typically not very in tune with gardening, nature and growing their own veggies, coupled with this down economy, creating organic gardens for people to grow their own veggies in would be a good idea. I figure I would build it, dig and amend the soil and plant the plants, all for a fee. Then they could tend the garden or hire me on a weekly/biweekly basis to tend to their garden (remember these are backyard sized gardens) and they can reap the benefits of going out back and plucking the fruits of my labor
I live in an upscale community where organic is very trendy and yet it is more important for most to maintain a nice manicure than tend a garden
Can I get your feedback? I know some of you are real farmers and I am not very clear on the legalities of calling a garden organic. I am thinking that I really need to work on pricing right up front as I will need help hauling compost and wood and probably help with other things as well..building the garden enclosure, some digging (I am getting old!) etc.
As soon as football & cheer is over (early Dec), I can set up a little booth at our local farmers market, sell seedlings and market my gardens. I could really use some guidance though. I feel as if stepping into the unknown is risky, and yet I need to start bringing in some income and gardening is what I love. Am I crazy?