Our Archive: Watch as Farmers Grow

  • New Agricultural Ventures in New Jersey

    New Agricultural Ventures NOFA – NJ Twilight Meeting At North Slope Farm Audio Files and Index October 26, 2010 Chickadee Creek Farm, Jess Nierderer First full season: 2010, Pennington Human Nature Farms, Brian Hulme and John Applegate First season: 2008, Rutgers Eco Complex, Jahs Creation Organic Farm, Matthew Bruckler III First season (full time): 2009,…

  • New Agricultural Ventures in New Jersey

    NOFA Twilight Meeting October 26, 2010 www.NOFANJ.org New Agricultural Ventures – Investing in New Jersey Agriculture !  NOFA Twilight Meeting at North Slope Farm – Tuesday 5 pm to 7 pm, followed by Potluck dinner!!   Four New Ventures speak out for New Jersey Agriculture!   Human Nature Farms Brian Hulme and partner John Applegate…

  • My Industrial Tomato

    The “Greens and Beans” page was created as a space to share nutrition information and recipe ideas for the bounty of life giving plants foods that we grow and make available to our community.  It is for individuals who  are interested in cooking and eating with the seasons.  MY IDUSTRIAL TOMATO Step right up and…

  • Winter Production – Introduction

    Winter Production Introduction, prepared by ST October 19, 2010 Intent: To extend the growing season of leafy greens, lettuce, and root crops to serve our existing outlets such as Hopewell Farmers Market, Nomad Pizza, and Zone 7. Parameters: • Capital Investment; North Slope Farm • Daily management; RCM and ST • Site Details; infrastructure and…

  • Equipment – Special Focus

    Equipment – Special Focus  10/19/2010  Summary        My focus this year was equipment. The first task I had was to make a list and identify every piece of equipment on the farm. My list will need to be modified and added to because as the season rolled on more equipment emerged out of overgrown grass and…

  • Poultry – Introduction

    Poultry – Field Birds Introduction October 14, 2010  Intent: To establish the viability and management practices of “small flocks” of laying chickens (layers), on seasonal pasture, free roaming except at night.  Parameters: Capital Investment; North Slope Farm. Daily Management; North Slope Farm. Site Details; infrastructure and fields managed by North Slope Farm. Enterprise; 3 total…

  • Invest in Agricultural Enterprise

    Agricultural Enterprise Opportunities NorthSlopeFarm, West Amwell NJ, USA October 14, 2010 A challenge for agricultural enterprise is capitalization.  To provide an incentive for Farmers to invest themselves in regenerative, environmentally sensitive, quality production of locally valuable products and services, Those with access to “underutilized” capital can invest it, In Agricultural Enterprise !! North Slope Farm…

  • Crops Available October 2011

    Crops Available Now from North Slope Farm Updated October 19, 2011  Markets –  North Slope Farms own; Eggs – free range, organic feed, full outdoor access Salad Mix Arugula Tat soi Beets Carrots Garlic Scallions Limited quantities of: Kale Swiss Chard Peppers Tomatoes Eggplant Radishes Speciality Herbs    Fruit Products from Solebury Orchards, PA (not…

  • Special Projects

    Special Projects are how we allow for interests and opportunities that fall outside our set practices.  Individual trainees can design their own special projects or like with our Poultry Project, the farm manager might define a production effort as a special project until it proves itself over time.  Winter Production and ‘TableTop Greens’ are other…

  • Planting

    Planting is one of the most rewarding tasks at North Slope Farm.  It is a major step that takes the seedling from the Greenhouse element to the Crop Care element.  Many steps lead up to a successful planting, and then the job has just begun.  Cover those soil blocks you planters!!!

  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure is another element that is tied into all the others.  Nothing would happen without the infrastructure the 1. ties us all together and 2. allows us the energy and resources to feed production systems.  The time we all spend talking about how investments in Infrastructure can be designed to feed agricultural systems is what…

  • Handling

    The difference between a fresh product and an excellent fresh product is Handling.  The niche that local agriculture can fill is to produce quality products close to the market, THEN handle them professionally and their customers will be back each week!  Here in lies the greatest challenge for small scale operations – washing, cooling, packaging…