The Agricultural Campus

I) Incubator/ Hatchery
 

·   - temp 100F, humidity 45-55%

·    - incubate eggs ≤7 days after laying

·    - “candle” eggs to test if embryo is developing 10-15 days after incubation

·    - move eggs from “setting" to “hatching” area within incubator on day 18 or 19

·    - eggs hatch around day21 of incubation

II) Chicken Coop

·      -holds 800chickens

·      -egg hens: White Leghorn

·      -meat hens: Cornish Crown

·      -breeds separated to prevent crossing

·      -1square foot of space for each bird

III) Drip Irrigation 

·      Corn (2013 season)

-larval pests damaging yield

-pesticides applied ONLY if pests threaten yield and profit

·      Cabbage (2014 season)

-harvest in 15weeks

-school sells  all crops 2-3 days
Watermelon grown through black groundcover tarp
used to suppress weeds

   

IV) Hydroponic Agriculture

·      Nutrient Film Technology

-3inch diameter plastic net pots

-roots soak in nutrient-enriched water 

-perlite for growing material

·      Shadehouse1: celery, romaine lettuce

·      Shadehouse2: tomatoes (+raised-bed peppers)

·      Water pH 5.5à 6.5

-baking soda increases pH (alkaline/ basic)

-vinegar (acetic acid) decreases pH (acidic)

·      TDS (total dissolved solid) 220ppm

·      HydroGro fertilizer
      - ¾ teaspoon for each 1gallon water
      -$100/ bucket,
      -sustains South Andros’ hydro system 1year

Future Goals:

VI) Aquaculture
-raise fish in reservoirs
-fish wastes feed nutrients to plants

VII) Livestock Operation

-goats and pigs
-closed pens and rotational grazing

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