Market Gardening: Introduction - Sarasota County Extension

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“Economic Potential for LocalAgriculture in Sarasota County”2002 Data $ MillionsConsumed Food Total Value 815.8Categories:Home consumed food 458.7Away from home consumed food 351.5Out of town consumed food 5.6Agriculture Total Market Value 17.8Categories:Floriculture 8.3Fruits 4.9Cattle/calves 3.6Misc small livestock 1.0VegetablesN/RLargedifferencemeanseconomicopportunity!Data provided by Ken Meter of Crossroads Resource Center; & by FL Farm Bureau
Market GardeningEconomic Opportunity• Rise in Organic FoodsIndustry– 20% annual growth in U.S.Market since 1990– $23.6 Billion U.S. Market(2008) or around 3.5% of totalfood sales in the U.S.– 39% of U.S. Population UseOrganic Products– Organic products are nowavailable in 20,000 natural foodstores and 73 % ofconventional grocery stores ofthe U.S.
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Page 13 and 14: Market Gardening CourseClass Topics
Page 15 and 16: Instructor IntroductionRobert Kluso
Page 17: Instructor IntroductionRobert Kluso
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Page 22 and 23: What Is A Market Garden?• Is it a
Page 24 and 25: What Is A Market Garden?• Scale-
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Page 28 and 29: How Does Peter’s Garden Grow ?
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Page 32 and 33: Meet Market GardenersAcross The Cou
Page 34 and 35: Background• Sustainability Issues
Page 36 and 37: A Sustainable Local Food SystemHeal
Page 38 and 39: Background• Facts of Small Farmer
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Page 44 and 45: Market GardeningEconomic Opportunit
Page 48 and 49: Florida Organic Industryhttp://www.
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Page 52 and 53: Smart Growth Integrated Land Planni
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