Cultivos
Producción de Vegetales
Produciendo una amplia variedad de vegetales diversificados en unos 30 acres cada año, la temporada de cultivo es un equilibrio entre el sustento que la tierra puede proporcionarnos y lo que podemos devolverle a la tierra.
An intensive cover crop rotation and reduced tillage approach helps build organic matter. Generous compost additions help nurture biological activity back to the soil. Our reduced tillage initiatives are working to preserve our most valuable resource – the soil. And each year the land gives back to us hundreds of thousands of pounds of produce, the majority of which is used to supply local produce and value-added goods within the local emergency feeding system. In addition, our 24,000 square feet of greenhouse space also provides the community with fresh greens all winter long.
La distribución de vegetales en el Farm Hub no termina cuando llegan los días cortos y bajan las temperaturas. De hecho, aproximadamente la mitad de los productos que cultivamos se distribuyen entre noviembre y marzo. Gran parte de nuestra temporada de cultivo se dedica a cuidar los cultivos que se cosecharán en otoño, se almacenarán en nuestras instalaciones de lavado y empaque, y se distribuirán durante estos meses de invierno cuando no es posible cultivar alimentos al aire libre.
Producción de cultivos de campo
En la rotación de cultivos extensivos, trigo, frijoles secos, maíz en grano, soja, guisantes y cultivos de cobertura se trasladan sistemáticamente cada año a lo largo de 800 acres de nuestras tierras agrícolas orgánicas certificadas por NOFA-NY.
Using soil-improving no-till methods, approximately 25% of these crops are planted into rolled and crimped cover crops, and that number is increasing each year. The field crops rotation comprises a large majority of the farmed acreage at the Farm Hub, and we are continually working to reduce tillage and boost soil health on those fields. As weather patterns become less predictable and extreme weather more common, soil-building regenerative practices become more important than ever for the future of our region’s food supply.
After harvest, the field crops are cleaned and stored in our granary facility, before being distributed to our partner organizations within the region. Much of the wheat and grain corn are milled locally into flour or cornmeal by our partner organization Milestone Mill; the popcorn is used to produce BjornQorn, a Hudson Valley popcorn product made about 15 minutes down the road; the dry beans are donated into the regional emergency feeding system or sold to buyers within New York state; and the grain corn, peas, and soybeans are used are used by local mills to produce organic animal feed that is sold here in the Hudson Valley, all within 50 miles of the farm.
Certificación orgánica
El Farm Hub tiene la certificación orgánica del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA) a través de NOFA-NY.
