Derek Christianson: Crops for Nourishment, Flavor & Profit | 2019 Soil & Nutrition Conference
Channel: Bionutrient Food Association
Date: 2020-02-25

Crops for Nourishment, Flavor, and Profit
Derek Christianson

Financial sustainability is critical to making a career growing vegetables. In this workshop, Derek will dive deep into the production techniques, challenges, and levers for profit for three crops which have been valuable additions to his planting plan at Brix Bounty Farm. Additionally, he will review his "crop importance" list which he used to determine the core 15 crops the farm needs to focus their production on each season for customer satisfaction and financial sustainability.

From the 2019 Soil & Nutrition Conference: https://soilandnutrition.org/ 

Conference archive freely available at https://bionutrient.org/soil-and-nutrition-conference/archive 
Learn more about the Bionutrient Food Association: https://bionutrient.org/ 
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At Brix Bounty, started in 2008, Derek cultivates seven acres of mixed vegetables direct marketed through a CSA, farmstand, and market. They aim to produce high quality, nutrient dense food for the SouthcoastCommunity. Derek has been growing in the Northeast for the past 16 years and works as a consultant with growers, focusing his work on soil fertility and farm.Derek currently serves as a project consultant for the Dartmouth YMCA – Sharing the Harvest Community Farm, the town of Dartmouth’s Agricultural Commission, and the Bionutrient Food Association board.