SPIN-FARMING Joins Lineup at the PA Renewable Energy Festival.Festival Goers Will Learn How To Grow Commercially in Their Own Backyards PHILADELPHIA -- In its effort to help translate sustainability from a buzz word buzz word Noun Informal a word, originally from a particular jargon, which becomes a popular vogue word buzz word n → palabra que está de moda to meaningful action, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. Association is including SPIN-Farming[R] on the program of this year's PA Energy Festival to be held in Kempton, PA September 19-21, 2008. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Roxanne Christensen, Co-author co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . of SPIN-Farming, more and more people are taking food production into their own hands. "Every day first generation farmers from all over the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK are using SPIN's franchise-ready system to enter the farming profession. Perhaps most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , it is happening without significant policy changes or government supports. It is totally entrepreneurially-driven, and their land base consists of front lawns, backyards and neighborhood lots." SPIN farmers utilize relay cropping to increase yield and achieve good economic returns by growing only the most profitable food crops. SPIN's growing techniques, in themselves, are not breakthrough. What is novel is the way a SPIN farm business is run. Contained in the seven SPIN Guides, which can be purchased online, is everything you'd expect from a good franchise: a business plan, marketing advice, and a detailed day-to-day workflow. In standardizing the system and creating a reproducible process it really isn't any different from McDonalds. "The time is ripe for re-inventing farming for the 21st century," says Wally wally Noun pl -lies Brit slang a stupid or foolish person [from the name Walter] Noun 1. Satzewich, the developer of SPIN-Farming. "Though tarnished in recent years, farming persists as an ideal. If we re-formulate it, position, package and promote it differently, farming can capture the spirit of our times and become, once again, second nature to many." ABOUT SPIN-FARMING SPIN (S-mall P-lot IN-tensive) Farming (www.spinfarming.com) is a non-dogmatic, non-technical, easy-to-understand-and inexpensive-to-implement farming system that makes it possible to generate $50,000+ in gross sales Gross Sales A measure of overall sales that isn't adjusted for customer discounts or returns, calculated simply by adding all sales invoices, and not including operating expenses, cost of goods sold, payment of taxes, or any other charge. from a half-acre by growing common vegetables. It is organic-based and can be practiced on a single plot or multi-sited on several residential backyards in urban or peri-urban areas, or as part of a larger acreage in the country. ABOUT PA Energy Fest PA Energy Fest (www.paenergyfest.com) is a three-day festival sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Assoc. about renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture sustainable agriculture n. A method of agriculture that attempts to ensure the profitability of farms while preserving the environment. , land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion