SAE:

 Garden Plots at Home or at School; Produce Crops to Market.

Description:

• Producing garden crops can be a profitable venture even on a limited amount of space.
• Must decide a suitable time frame for producing garden crops and decide on which crops to produce during this time.
• Need to decide which crops will be marketable in the particular area.
• Can produce high-value garden crops on a minimal of land.
• If done on school facilities, may want to pay cash rent, produce and sell crop on a percentage basis, or rent space for labor.
• Detailed records need to be kept. 
• May want to grow and market organically.
• Be sure to produce a quality product, whether grown organically or conventionally.

    Written by Eddie McKie

Factors To Consider

Ranking: 1 = lowest 10 = highest

Time required

 8

Investment

 5

Equipment needed

 4

Skills required

6

Facilities required

 8

Land required

 9

Labor Intensity

 7

Potential for income

 9

Transportation required

 6

Expansion possibilities

10 

Expertise needed

 7

Advertising needed

 4

Susceptible to disease

 9

Susceptible to insects

 9

Suitable for residential areas

9

Other (specify)

Length of production cycle

 Three to Four Months

Regional

 Somewhat

When to start project

 Depending on Crop to be Grown

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