Organic crops can be grown the first year after CRP contracts expire if no chemicals have been applied for more than three years. Markets exist but must be cultivated. U- pick markets may not be a good option. They are declining. But consider supermarket chains.
Many managers have authority to buy home-grown.
Markets for specialty crops and ethnic foods, such as Chinese chestnuts, are growing because of an increasing population of Asians and other ethnic groups. Viticulture Only a few acres are needed to produce an abundant supply of grapes. Five acres is an average size for an Indiana vineyard. Three to 10 acres of wine grapes is a good way to diversify or for a retirement activity. Average production is five tons per acre.