Farm Report - Say Hay

A few weeks ago we got assigned a farm report. The project was about visiting a farm of our choice and learning more about it. Me and my partner who I worked with spoke to a man from Say Hay Farms which is located in Yolo county. Yolo County is in Sacramento, where a lot of other farms are located. We asked him some questions about the farm, and what it is like to be a farmer. Some of the questions we asked him were about the size of his farm, what he grows, and his preferred farming methods. He explained what kinds of fruits and vegetables they grew as well as the methods that are used for farming. The farm uses organic compost and also uses cover crops. The manuare collected from their hens is used for fertilizing their crops and it also reduces their need for external outputs like organic fertilizer. This farm uses drip irregation to use less water and also uses dryland farming. Dryland farming is a method of farming in semiarid areas without the aid of irrigation, using drought-resistant crops and conserving moisture. He also told us that if you want to be a farmer you will really have to love it, there are lots of very long days. —Kate