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Curtis Stone interviews urban farmer Chris Thoreau of Vancouver Food Pedalers.
Segments
1:56 – Tell us about what you do and what you grow
2:26 – How many people work at the coop?
3:06 – What is your peak season?
4:46 – What’s different about now to when you started?
8:52 – Using systems to help delegate tasks
10:40 – The challenges of indoor production
12:31 – The risks of production
13:13 – What are the risks in marketing?
15:58 – Explain the economics of this system
17:05 – How do you expand production?
18:24 – How much can this system produce weekly?
19:48 – Why grow in a shipping container opposed to a greenhouse?
21:14 – Talk about the marketability of the product
21:44 – What do you offer to other urban farmers looking to start up?
Chris Thoreau’s info
Email: garlicpatch@gmail.com
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Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpEpcYhIHkOCAKzK5S0Du-w
Blog: cmthoreau.wordpress.com
Web: http://foodpedalers.ca
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/localfoodpedalers
Curtis’ info
http://www.greencityacres.com/
www.facebook.com/GreenCityAcres
https://twitter.com/GreenCityAcres
Excellent video thanks for this!!
Any more interviews like this?.
What are you selling that nets you 700 bucks a week? I have a hard time understanding how a small living room can produce that amount, legally.
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Hydroponics or soil? That is the question……
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Great video. Chris made a comment about not knowing if anyone else is using containers this way. There's at least two or three companies that will design and build hydroponic units. Up here in Alaska, we have an outfit called Vertical Harvest Hydroponics. http://www.verticalharvesthydroponics.com
Could you explain how the plants get the sunlight? What material do you use to get the light to pass through from outside to the plants? And how do you spread the light across the shelves?
This is a GREAT vid… I reference it often. Do either of you two guys know whether the soil-less growing method ("fiber mats") produces a better yield? I would like to think using a decent soil produces a much better tasting, higher yielding crop.
Of course natural sun is better but my question is did he plan his container like that also so he can cut costs and not use electric lights..Also what is better natural sun or lights for growing faster?
yes but walk ways can also be productive space if you build racks to be moved side to side there by creating the access only were it is being used that is how the orientals get more out of a smaller foot print
question? Why so wide walk ways is that not waisted space in such a small foot print
where do you buy your seeds
I would go with strip or tube LED grow lights for supplemental under the shelves. Low wattage and low cost compared to LED as primary. Something like these
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2016-new-product-Red-Blue-color_60317517691.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.YriwAA
Great niche!
Is this in a container.
I am in California and we are in drought. I am wondering if microgreens will use less water and easy to operate with less space and high return on investment. Herb like Basil will do very well year round.
Would you go solar for lights?
Is there a link to the online classes he hosts?
my need high organic seed
Ami akta cow farm korte chai,amake organic seed diye help kora jabe ki please