Our Archive: Watch as Farmers Grow

  • Season Focus for 2016

    North Slope Farm – Plans for 2016 Farm Manager – MikeR Crew – Colleen, Todd, Jacob, Dan & Two 1st Year Trainees. (Estimated Full Time Wages: $90,000) (2015: $65,000 incl tax) Basic Assessment: Need to generate an extra $30-$40 thousand, in 2016. Immediate: Focus on crops that we could have sold more of – Herbs,…

  • Guilders at North Slope Farm 2015

    Thanks to hard working crew, North Slope Farm enjoyed another productive year! Click on the Photo below, links to Flickr Photo Site..  check out the Album of Guilders in 2015…

  • Planting and Harvest Summary – 2014

  • Worker Hour Summary – 2014

  • Profit and Loss Summary 2014

  • 2015 Second Year, Element Focus – Summary

    Crop Care Season Summary 2015 Second Year Element Focus – Summary By JT Introduction: Crop care is at the core of everything we do at North Slope Farm. Once a crop is in the ground, it falls under the jurisdiction of the “crop care manager,” thus all perennials and annuals need attention, care, and time…

  • Introduction to Wild Fitness

    Coming Soon – WILD FITNESS at North Slope Farm – trails, exercise and stretching stations to be developed in 2016 ! If you are interested, click our Email Newsletter button, and sign up to receive news about North Slope Farm – including developments in Wild Fitness!

  • Hiring Employees and Venture Viability Presentation – NOFA-NJ Winter Conference 2016

    How To Hire and Keep Good Employees NOFA-NJ Winter Conference 2016 Mike Rassweiler – NorthSlopeFarm.com (Below are the Slides from the Presentation, offered for reference and as sample of the presentation…) Links and References NorthSlopeFarm.com ; Mission Statement, Training Program, Workers Wages IRS ; Employers Tax Guide ; Circular E, Publication 15 IRS ; Agricultural…

  • NOFA-NJ Winter Conference Notes

    NOFA-NJ Winter Conference Notes 2016 Mike Rassweiler, NorthSlopeFarm.com February 2016: Insights gained from workshops attended  Soil Fertility Management for Organic Farms Joseph Heckman, Ph.D, Rutgers University Production problems are almost always traced back to nutrient imbalance in the soil.  Starting the conference with the practiced wisdom of Dr. Heckman was good for me, as the…

  • November 2014

    Monthly Summary– November 2014 Logs reviewed and summary prepared by DD on 12/3 General Observations:  With diminishing light levels and cold, snowy weather the end of the season is near at hand. Fall crops and cover crops grow steadily with the late season rains. The final planting of the year (garlic) becomes a priority in…

  • October 2014

    Monthly Summary– October 2014 Logs reviewed and summary prepared by DD on 12/2/15 General Observations: In general, October brings a much slower pace of crop growth due to diminishing light levels and a significant drop in daily high temperatures. During this October in particular, the late season rains that never showed up in September came…

  • September 2014

    Monthly Summary- September 2014 Logs reviewed and summary prepared by DD on 12/1/2014 General Observations: During September the usual rush to harvest summer and fall crops for each market keeps the crew busy. However, despite the weekly market rush, a tangible drop in tension arises with the first days of the month. The cover crop…