2-5 Year Plan
Palenquito Gardeners Market:
In the next 3-5 years we will recruit gardeners in the community to stock produce for sale in Palenquito Gardeners Market on the highway. To do this we'll extend out marketing strategy to include radio advertising and adds in the local Pyramid and Sanpete Messenger Newspaper.
Our goal is to have multiple gardeners and small scale farmers producing from their gardens to sell in the market. We will hold regular meetings to organize market maintenance including regular stocking, cleaning and upkeep as well as special purchases and other garden needs. We will create a Mission Statement for Palenquito Gardeners Market with input from gardeners invested with time and produce in the continuing function of the market. Profit will be made solely on the sales of items supplied by Palenquito including vegetables, hand crafted items, oils etc. but not on the produce and items other vendors supply. Each vendor will profit from product they supply.
In this time bracket, having the function of the Market be community based will give us the time to focus on things that we love like producing More Art and other Items to sell in the market.
In the next 3-5 years we will recruit gardeners in the community to stock produce for sale in Palenquito Gardeners Market on the highway. To do this we'll extend out marketing strategy to include radio advertising and adds in the local Pyramid and Sanpete Messenger Newspaper.
In this time bracket, having the function of the Market be community based will give us the time to focus on things that we love like producing More Art and other Items to sell in the market.
Market Garden
High tunnel greenhouse will be built in this time to grow produce year round for sale in the gardeners market. This includes research and foundation work for USDA grants and Farm Loans.
U-pick Fruit:
We'll have raspberries producing and old Apple trees will be in their final year of renovation from years of neglect, pruned and producing. We will also be adding other fruiting trees such as quince, apricot, and pears, which will be planted during this time.
High tunnel greenhouse will be built in this time to grow produce year round for sale in the gardeners market. This includes research and foundation work for USDA grants and Farm Loans.
We'll have raspberries producing and old Apple trees will be in their final year of renovation from years of neglect, pruned and producing. We will also be adding other fruiting trees such as quince, apricot, and pears, which will be planted during this time.
Pollinator Garden
We will add 2-3 new hives to the open space near the stream. Remove Siberian Elms from Stream bank as water birches extend their roots to stabilize slope.
Demonstration Gardens:
Sanpete County has a long history of being a dry county that is well known for production of Alfalfa, but also for being locked in decades old feuds regarding the use of water resources. Common banter among locals when discussing water issues is: "you can touch my wife, but don't touch my water". Many towns boast irrigation systems which encourage residents to grow lush green lawns which are not sustaineable for this climate and growing needs for water for rapidly growing population. We will provide a resource and reference for those seeking to use smart water practices in their landscaping. We've set up a grey water system in the front portion of the residence. This isn't currently an accepted use of waste water within the state of Utah. however the circumstances of the historical home create unique circumstances which make the use of grey water smart and ecological. Among these circumstances are the small size of the septic system and it's proximity to the natural stream. Diverting grey water from the laundry system alone has kept over 300 gallons of waste from being collected in the septic system and kept the system from being overworked and causing cross contamination of fresh water source to local farms and fields. The stretch of road along the highway will serve as prime demonstration space. The stretch is approximately 10 feet wide by 80 feet long and will be enough space to showcase a few lesser known shrubs that naturalize to this region such as Fernbush, Clary Sage, Silver Sage, and other reseeding and flowering perennials such as flax, penstemon, chocolate flower etc.
In these time bracket we'll be reaching out to find resources for restoring the natural stream bed. By this time the stream bed will be cleaned of any debris, including unwanted Elms, branches and concrete pieces.
An important element of water saavy gardening is experimentation and finding new ways to sustainably improve our environment. We will be planting a Hugelkultur bed along the rear perimeter of the property and planting additional fruiting trees such as filberts and newer apple varieties to replace the mature fruiting trees that are coming to the end of their life cycle. This area of the land gets no irrigation and we will be experimenting to see if we can get the ground to hold more water to feed the shrubs and trees above.
We will add 2-3 new hives to the open space near the stream. Remove Siberian Elms from Stream bank as water birches extend their roots to stabilize slope.
Demonstration Gardens:
Sanpete County has a long history of being a dry county that is well known for production of Alfalfa, but also for being locked in decades old feuds regarding the use of water resources. Common banter among locals when discussing water issues is: "you can touch my wife, but don't touch my water". Many towns boast irrigation systems which encourage residents to grow lush green lawns which are not sustaineable for this climate and growing needs for water for rapidly growing population. We will provide a resource and reference for those seeking to use smart water practices in their landscaping. We've set up a grey water system in the front portion of the residence. This isn't currently an accepted use of waste water within the state of Utah. however the circumstances of the historical home create unique circumstances which make the use of grey water smart and ecological. Among these circumstances are the small size of the septic system and it's proximity to the natural stream. Diverting grey water from the laundry system alone has kept over 300 gallons of waste from being collected in the septic system and kept the system from being overworked and causing cross contamination of fresh water source to local farms and fields. The stretch of road along the highway will serve as prime demonstration space. The stretch is approximately 10 feet wide by 80 feet long and will be enough space to showcase a few lesser known shrubs that naturalize to this region such as Fernbush, Clary Sage, Silver Sage, and other reseeding and flowering perennials such as flax, penstemon, chocolate flower etc.
In these time bracket we'll be reaching out to find resources for restoring the natural stream bed. By this time the stream bed will be cleaned of any debris, including unwanted Elms, branches and concrete pieces.
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