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Organic Farmer Network: Farm Photos

Mark Cain

  30' x 80' wood-heated greenhouse with 'Potomac' series snaps blooming in mid-May. New hoophouses during lisianthus harvest. Michael harvesting sweet williams. U-Pick customers or our crew out picking blueberries. We paid $4/gallon to our crew, and charged $8/gallon U-Pick. At times blueberry grading can seem endless! Our harvest topped out at 1877 gallons, the largest ever in 19 years.  
  Blueberries graded and packed for market in the walk-in. Various shots of our stand at the Fayetteville Farmers' market on an early-May Saturday Market shots in mid-June. Market stand on Saturday, third week of July. Mark Cain tours American Society of Cut Flower Growers. In foreground, Zinnias netted to ensure nice straight stems.  
  Wheat straw mulch between growing beds. Cattle Panels and t-posts are used to create arches throughout the garden – this one growing hyacinth beans Hyacinth bean flowers and pods are used for cut flowers. Squash are also grown on cattle panel arches. Celosias growing in hoophouse during summer with plastic ends removed and sides rolled up to increase airflow and prevent excessive heat   
  sides of hoophouses are rolled up during summer to increase airflow and decrease excessive heat Wiggle wire in channel holds plastic on hoophouse frame. Asiatic lilies growing in crate Celli 50" spader pulled by 27 HP Kubota. Celli 50" spader pulled by 27 HP Kubota.  
  Celli spader demonstration Lisianthus bouquet        
 

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