At 5:40 on Thursday morning, Jenny and I were slowly waking and discussing the next phase of planting season.  We had just made a huge order with Rekkers, a local greenhouse, and were both wondering what kind of manpower would be needed to get the job done.  The kids strolled in around 6 and did their usual dive between the covers as Jenny and I kept working on the details of how we would get those plants in.  Would we use raised beds?  Mulch?  What plants needed to get in the ground first?  ...
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Planting 20 acres of produce can be an overwhelming task.  It almost makes putting in 19,000 strawberry bushes seem  easy. 

To plant this year's all-natural produce, we have to get the soil ready, organize all the seed, get the planter ready, attach the right seed rollers, mark the fields with the right markers, and then hope for great weather to do so.  This is our first year planting produce. 

Usually I buy my seed in tons, load it into the seed drill or corn planter and just plant.  Rather...
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