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5 Case Studies - Market Garden Ebook PDF

Øhave is a no-dig market garden started by Anders and Katrine in Denmark. They took up the opportunity to rent land and sell vegetables locally. Using no-dig techniques that mimic natural processes and disturb the soil as little as possible, they have built up soil fertility and reduced weeding. After two seasons, they have over 110 regular customers at the local market and supply restaurants and schools. They have two employees and host volunteer days, farm walks and pop-up dining events on the farm. Katrine says market gardening allows them to positively impact their community and environment.

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5 Case Studies - Market Garden Ebook PDF

Øhave is a no-dig market garden started by Anders and Katrine in Denmark. They took up the opportunity to rent land and sell vegetables locally. Using no-dig techniques that mimic natural processes and disturb the soil as little as possible, they have built up soil fertility and reduced weeding. After two seasons, they have over 110 regular customers at the local market and supply restaurants and schools. They have two employees and host volunteer days, farm walks and pop-up dining events on the farm. Katrine says market gardening allows them to positively impact their community and environment.

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ØHAVE no dig

MARKET GARDEN
A Micro Farming
Case Study
by GroCycle

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FA C T S A B O U T N O D I G : w w w.g r o cyc l e .c o m

Requires more initial work


but saves time longer term.

Build fertility by mimicking


natural processes.

Aims to disturb the soil as


little as possible.

Saves tons of time normally


required for weeding. ØHAVE IN NUMBERS:
€10.000 for our delivery van
Stimulates various species of €10.000+ on an access road, washing
shed, tunnels
saprophytic and mycorrhizal
€1.000 on delivery boxes
fungi. €1.500 on cold room

€500 on seed trays


€1.500 on tools

Ø H AV E
øhave was started by Anders and Katrine and is situated in Svend-
borg, Denmark. The dynamic couple heard a local grower was
looking for young people who would like to rent some land and
sell their vegetables locally.

Since Anders and Katrine always wanted to have a big bite of a


simple wonderful life they took up the challenge and started the
No-Dig market garden øhave.
THE OUTPUT
There’s much more planned for this growing market garden but
after just two seasons customers are lining up. Produce is sold
3 times per week: Tuesday delivery, Friday delivery and a local
Saturday market.

The couple enjoy a steady 110+ customers at the local market and
also supply local restaurants, caterers and school kitchens.

Customers are invited to regular volunteer days, field walks and


pop up restaurant events on the farm. To help make all of this
happen they were joined by 2 employees during the second
growing season.

Source: Regenerative Agriculture, 2019, Richard Perkins

“
We want to take part in a positive regenerative change and be-
lieve reaching far and wide socially is of critical importance. Market
gardening, for us, is a tool. A tool to reach our goals.

KATRINE BACH HANSEN


Cofounder øhave market garden
”
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ARE YO U R E A DY T O
LEA R N E V E N M OR E
AB O U T Ø H AV E A N D
MA R K E T GA R D E N I N G ?
Check out Richard’s visit to øhave

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