Benefits of Small Scale Market Gardening
Why buy from a small scale regenerative market garden like ours? There are many benefits to small scale 'regen' agriculture.
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Sustainability:We use sustainable farming practices, such as crop rotation, composting, mulching, intercropping, relay planting and natural pest control, which helps to preserve the environment and maintain soil health.
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Fresh and Nutritious Produce: We grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, using organic methods, which results in fresher and more nutritious produce than mass-produced chemicaly sprayed alternatives.
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Support for Local Economies: By supporting us you are supporting the local economy, by providing jobs and keeping money within our community.
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Biodiversity: We grow a wide variety of crops, which can support biodiversity by providing habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife.
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Sense of Community: We foster a sense of community by bringing conumers closer to us the growers. Look out or opportunities to come and visit the market garden at various points in the year and see where your food comes from.
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Food security: Small scale market gardens can provide a source of fresh produce in areas where access to fresh food is limited, helping to improve food security.
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Adaptability: We can be more adaptable to changing market conditions and consumer preferences than large scale operations.
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Resilience: We can be more resilient to some of the effects of extreme weather events and pest attacks by virtue of crop diversity, a bad year for one crop isn't necessarily a bad year for all crops. By building the soil ecosystem and protecting it we can build more resilience to both heavy rainfall and to extended periods without rainfall.
