Wally Satzewich

SPIN-Farming Tip of the Day. A good crop to consider is indoor grow room production of oregano and thyme. A good way to boost your spring sales. #spinfarming #gardeningtips

SPIN Farmers like to use the idea of a "standard bed". This is a bed 2 x 25 feet. Easy to straddle while working. #spinfarming #farming #gardeningtips

SPIN-farming Tip of the Day. Good crop for backyard SPIN farmers is cilantro. Easy to grow, and often not that much seen at farmers' markets. #spinfarming #farming

SPIN-farming Tip of the Day. A good place to start your farm is in your backyard. Small towns/villages are good starting points. #spinfarming #farming

SPIN-Farming Tip of the Day. No backyard plot is too small to consider for production. A sub-segment is a plot less than 1,000 sq.ft. in size. #spinfarming #farming #gardening

SPIN Farming Tip of the Day. A good high-value crop for you backyard farm is garlic. A 2,000 sq.ft. planting will give you a lot of garlic, and is a good starting point for larger plantings. #spinfarming #farming #gardening

SPIN Farming Tip of the Day. Set up your farm on the basis of intensity of production areas. In this 2,000 sq.ft. plot three crops per growing season will be targeted. It's called an intensive relay area. Will be fun putting this area into production. #spinfarming #farming

SPIN farming Tip of the Day. Small one-horse towns can be the ideal place to start SPIN farming. #spinfarming #gardening

SPIN farming Tip of the Day. Good crop for backyard farmers is cilantro. Easy to plant, grow and harvest. Also will withstand early fall frosts. #spinfarming #gardeningtips

SPIN farming Tip of the Day. Radish is a quick growing crop ideal for backyard production. Often in short supply at market this time of the year. #spinfarming

@spinfarmer It's a nice list to be on.

@WSatzewich Congrats for being included on it, Wally.

SPIN farming has its perks. Let’s call it food security. Both personal and local. Have been enjoying home grown salads/veg. all summer. Even now in zone 3. So have my customers. #spinfarming #localfood

Intensifying production is an an important part of SPIN farming. Late season spinach on small backyard plots is an example. #spinfarming #urbanfarming

SPIN farming Tip of the Day. End of season means getting your backyard into production ready shape for next year. #spinfarming #urbanfarming

@CntryGuide @spinfarmer It was great @CntryGuide to have your interest in our urban farm. Look forward to your future issues on the topic. @spinfarmer

Our most-read story over the (long) weekend: This is urban agriculture? "A lot of people just don’t get it,” says @WSatzewich seen here with Gail Vandersteen. “They don’t see the potential.” country-guide.ca/crops/this-is-… @spinfarmer

SPIN Farming Tip of the Day. Late season potatoes are good for niche potato sales later in the season when customers get tired of regular varieties.#spinfarming #gardening