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This circular examines 25 Florida farmers' garden records or budgets, and shows that, on average, and excluding family labor costs, farmers save $575 per garden by growing their own. Using individual farmers' gardening plans and budgets, we also compare an expensive garden, in which the farmer over'fertilizes and over-invests in garden equipment, to a relatively cheap, low-input garden.
Publication Details
- Publisher: Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences
- Dewey Decimal: 635.
- ECHO Library: 635. GLA