Rosaly Bass is the owner of Rosaly’s Garden. Rosaly has been farming for 28 years and was one of the first New Hampshire Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Markets certified organic farms in the state. Rosaly will explain how her farming operation was developing, along with her marketing strategy.
While taking a walking tour of this organic operation Rosaly will discuss the management and production practices and pest control options used for raising crops. Areas of the farm that we will be touring are: Farm Stand, Demonstration Perennial Flower and Herb Gardens, Flower Gardens, Raspberry Patch, Blueberry Patch, Vegetable Fields, High Tunnel and Greenhouse. Several remarks will be made by extension specialists and other guests during the walking tour.
Some of the Equipment to be featured: Cultivating Tractor, Water Wheel Transplanter, Crown Bed Mulch Layer
Featured Crops and Techniques:
Mesclun Mixes Grown in
Wide Four Foot Beds
Specialty Greens Grown
under Floating Row Covers to Prevent Insect Problem
Winter Squash and Pumpkin
Planted 0n Twenty Foot Wide Row Plastic Mulch
Coles Crop Grown under
Float Row Cover to Prevent Root Maggot Problems
Tomatoes Field Grown
on Trellis and High Tunnel
Raising Potatoes on Plastic
Mulch
Herbs
Kale Taste (Influence
by Sulfur Fertilizer) Demonstration
Blueberry
Raspberry
Specialty Perennial Flower
and Herb Demonstration Gardens
Plus Several Other Vegetables
- Carrots, Garlic, Peas, Snap Beans, Onions, Etc.
Rotations:
Breaking Crop Families
with Cover Cropping Techniques
Determination of Planting
Schedules for Continuous Crop Supply
Marketing:
Farm Stand
Direct Marketing to Restaurants
Specialty Flowers
Extension Personnel on Hand at the Meeting:
Richard Bonanno
Extension Weed Specialist
for Small Fruits and Vegetables
University of Massachusetts
Extension
Alan Eaton
Extension Specialist
- Entomology and I.P.M. Coordinator
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Vern Grubinger
Extension Specialist
- Vegetable and Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture
University Of Vermont
Extension Service
George Hamilton
Extension Educator -
Agricultural Resources in Hillsborough County
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Dean Kopsell
Assistant Professor -
Plant Biology Department
University of New Hampshire
Bill Lord
Extension Specialist
- Fruit
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Stefan Seiter
Extension Specialist
- Agroecology
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Eric Sideman
Technical Director
Maine Organic Farmers
and Gardeners Association
Cheryl Smith
Extension Specialist
- Plant Health
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
Directions:
From the East: Traveling on Route 101 west, before getting to the center of Peterborough, turn south (left)at the blinking yellow traffic light onto Route 123 (Old Street Road). Rosaly’s Garden is on the right side of Route 123, 0.2 miles from the turn off Route 101.
From the West: Traveling on Route 101 east, go one mile east to the center of Peterborough or the traffic light at the junction of Route 101 and Route 202 south. Turn south (right), at the blinking yellow traffic light, onto Route 123 (Old Street Road). Rosaly’s Garden is on the right side of Route 123, 0.2 miles from the turn off Route 101.
From the North: Traveling on Route 202 south, turn east (left) onto Route 101 east. Go eight tenth of mile and turn south (right), at the blinking yellow traffic light, onto Route 123 (Old Street Road). Rosaly’s Garden is on the right side of Route 123, 0.2 miles from the turn off Route 101.
For more information contact:
George W. Hamilton
Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources
UNH Cooperative Extension - Hillsborough County
468 Route 13 South
Milford, NH 03055Phone: (603)673-2510
Fax: (603)672-1727
e-mail: george.hamilton@unh.edu