Cultivating Resilience: The Shelburne Falls Food Security Plan

Appendix A: Agricultural Yields Tables The following three tables are provided to give the gardener in Shelburne Falls an idea of what sorts of produce and when it would be in season. These are not comprehensive; any gardener who wants more information is encouraged to consult the resources

that the information in the tables was drawn from and the resources listed in the Recommended Reading section (Appendix B).

Typical Season Length for Common Annual Crops The growing season table is based on one developed by the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. A gardener in western Massachusetts could expect similar growing season dates given the local climate.

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THE SHELBURNE FALLS FOOD SECURITY PLAN: PHASE ONE

Cultivating Resilience: The Shelburne Falls Food Security Plan

Published on Mar 27, 2009

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This document, the initial phase of the Shelburne Falls Food Security Plan, incorporating recommendations of the residents, offers strategies for localizing the food system by providing a viable vision for meeting food needs locally. This report presents pertinent baseline data on nutrition and crop-growing requirements; analyzes village development and social patterns; evaluates natural conditions that affect food-producing potential; offers case studies and existing models of localized food production; and creates conceptual designs for food production in Shelburne Falls. Prepared for The Central Connecticut River Valley Institute and The Apios Institute. Prepared by Fiona Dunbar, Alex Hoffmeier & Suzanne Rhodes, Conway School of Landscape Design. March 2009 March 2009

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