Appendix C- Farm Story

Prior to any farming, a one time plough and till is required at a minimum to address the
uneven cane mounds, remove unwanted regrowth from a decade of neglect. Improving
soil fertility through regenerative agricultural practices will be the primary focus initially. Soil
fertility will be improved with several stages of cover cropping to both fix nitrogen in the

soil, shade soil, facilitate soil biology and create compost in situ.

Further work is required to create adequate fencing to protect the new parcel of land from
local wildlife (wallabies and deer) and the occasional roaming cattle. Secure fencing is

imperative to maintaining success.

Water will be imperative to growing our preferred crops, Our property has an existing bore
that is adequate enough for small farming operations. Additional work will be required for

us to trench and supply water to the new parcel of land.

Once the land has been rejuvenated we would be seeking an organic certification with
one of the certification bodies. This standard and ideal ties into our goal of "providing small

scale crops grown organically for our local communities".

We will be able to have 2 crop rotations per year, Alliums & Garlic during the cooler months
of Autumn and Winter, and Ginger and Turmeric during the Spring and Summer periods.
These opposite season crops naturally complement each other in our climate and growing
conditions. Ginger and Turmeric rhizomes need to be pulled from the soil and provide a
natural and efficient way to prepare for subsequent garlic plantings. Garlic will enjoy the
friable loose soils leftover from harvesting the gingers and requires little maintenance and

so the cycle goes.

Garlic requires drying, curing in order to enjoy long storage, up to 6 months. Generally
flavour improves if the bulbs are kept and cured before use. This storage quality allows us
greater flexibility in selling produce during the warmer summer periods. And inversely
Ginger harvested prior to the Winter months get to enjoy the cooler temperatures that

assist and aid in their storage.

A converted insulated shipping container is all the infrastructure required for curing and
storage of crops on site. These alternating seasonal crops will allow our family a more even

cash flow and more consistent income over the year.