Better Farm Now Offering Private Garden Consultations
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| Let Better Farm help your garden flourish organically! |
You
can now hire a representative from Better Farm to come to your home and
provide a personal consult specific to your organic home garden.
Such a
consultation includes:
- a site assessment and soil pH testing
- a client assessment and lifestyle testing (we need to learn a bit about you to know what plants will be realistic and inspiring for you, as well as for us to understand your gardening goals)
- plant care tips, and suggestions for changes or additions.
- discussion of the views from inside and outside the house
- discussion about how you use your outdoor space and how involved you want to be in maintaining it
- review of current landscape: plants grown, maintenance/weeding methods
- compost talk and planning
After the
consultation:
You will receive written
recommendations and, if feasible, a preliminary plan, map and plant
list. After our consultation, you will be able to make better choices
when planning and working in your landscape. Options you may request:
- sitting down together and mapping out exactly where certain plants should go (we will literally draw a map together utilizing companion planting and permaculture techniques)—or we can map it for you
- advice on how to keep your soils healthy
- information on composting and mulch-gardening methods
- list of recommended plants with planting dates for each one and help in locating sources for seeds/seedlings
- lists of natural pest deterrents and fertilizers you can use
- advice for weeding strategies
- advice on how to plant seeds and seedlings if needed
- troubleshooting tips
How it is
done
This process will take about 4
hours: 1.5 hours with you and some follow-up planning, mapping and
research from us. However it may take more if you have a large garden
or less if you only want to farm one windowsill. We charge $35 per
hour, and you can send us photos of your space beforehand for a fixed
quote. If you live far from Redwood then we will need to charge
travel costs of 15 per hour.
Interested? Email us at info@betterfarm.org or call (315) 482-2536.
