Curtis stone is probably one of the most interesting entrepreneurs that I have seen according to the agricultural side of business. His strategies and philosophy, have changed the perspective of agriculture or farming in general. What has been the normal way of farming was using big machines, large amounts of land and barely making money after all the expenses. This is not so with Curtis Stone, in fact it’s quite the opposite. He uses borrowed land with the exchange of renting with a portion of food would be given to the owners and uses a small tiller or hand tools. Now here is what gets interesting he focuses on high rotational and profitable crops that he could sell to grocery stores restaurants or farmers markets. Which if you are friends or even introduce yourself to chiefs you could really get good publicity to get other restaurants. With farmers markets it’s strait to the people, a unique advantage on of behalf of showing how you are the brand. The actual farmer who grew the produce that you are giving them. Even now Mr. Stone started a micro greens membership program where he will deliver a set amount of greens to when you decided how consistent you want. When he first started he was only riding a bicycle and trailer to maintain these properties, then adding more equipment as he grows in business. Now this is a great example of how less is more, because the expenses that he has is far less compared to a normal farmer. But not only his expenses, but also is crop waste from travel is significantly lower because of how close he is to his market. This points out how A motivated person can achieve the similar lifestyle and yet profit from that work that the person is doing. it also points out the community support by the success of Curtis Stone. He has said people that he has rented land from always complimented the beauty of the landscape and how they appreciate it. With the high rotations they will need to add nutrients to the soil in order for the next crop to grow. It really shows how much impact you can do in your community with getting something in return. I notice that the key is workflow, managing what you can do to get the most results. From spreading seeds, transplanting, down to the width the beds are important to note. Thinking of the steps from start to finish, how much time in each to successfully grow a good crop. It also opens up how to use the space you have affectively, every square foot can be used for producing food. Even in dark places you can produce mushrooms to sell. Things do add up once you understand how productive you would like it to be on your property. If you would like to learn more about him go visit his website and Youtube channel.
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