Soutenez une ferme locale, bio et responsable !
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Welcome to the Upside Down Organic Farm !</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center">We are</p>
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<p style="text-align:center">our band of animals,</p>
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<p style="text-align:center">and our team: we employ one person during the busy farming season and we host volunteers from all around the world who join us in daily life on the farm.</p>
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<p><strong>Today, la Ferme à l'Envers is :</strong></p>
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<li>7 hectares of land and one barn on the hillsides of Saint Nauphary, close to Montauban in the southwest of France.</li>
<li>3 existing greenhouses (for early spring and late fall crops) + 1 hectare of field veggies.</li>
<li>2 markets every week (Montauban and Toulouse).</li>
<li>40 weekly seasonal baskets (over 3000 made since our beginning!)</li>
<li>2 certifications: organic by Ecocert and an additional certification <a href="http://www.natureetprogres.org/" target="_blank">Nature et Progrès</a> with stricter guidelines !</li>
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<p>Vegetable production is <strong>our passion</strong>. Growing tasty, fresh, healthy veggies, on a human scale and in harmony with the environment is our <strong>beautiful challenge</strong>.</p>
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<p>It takes <strong>constant effort </strong>on our part and we are invested in this adventure because politically, socially and ecologically, <strong>this activity makes sense</strong>.</p>
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<p>In fact, in France and around the world, farms like ours are <strong>becoming rare</strong>. The loss of family farming to <strong>industrial agriculture</strong> is a serious matter. Little by little, the disappearance of knowledge, biodiversity, and autonomy produce a <strong>food system that is sterile,</strong> <strong>without life or flavour.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>We have decided to go in the opposite direction, (hence our name, the upside down, inside out, opposite farm). We are living proof that we can feed the world another way ! We can provide for cities without destroying the environment and we can produce food without taking from future generations !</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Our Objectives :</strong></p>
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<li>continue <strong>farming ecologically</strong> and <strong>develop resiliency</strong> in the face of climate changes.</li>
<li>Keep our <strong>land in organic agriculture</strong> for ever and ever :)</li>
<li>Improve <strong>soil quality</strong>.</li>
<li>Participate in the <strong>local economy</strong>.</li>
<li>Develop and share <strong>organic farming knowledge</strong>.</li>
<li>Produce <strong>high quality food</strong>.</li>
<li>Create a <strong>social meaning</strong> around the farm.</li>
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<p>Is all this possible ???</p>
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<p><strong>Yes ! But we need your help !</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Climate changes are impelling us to adapt our current system of production, fast !</strong></p>
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<p>For example, in 2018 we experienced an <strong>extremely rainy spring</strong> (field work was delayed and crops suffered) and a <strong>serious lack of water</strong> in the summer (drought conditions and insufficient irrigation). The consequence: too much time and energy spent in the fields and <strong>farmers in burn-out </strong>!</p>
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<p><strong>The Action Plan :</strong></p>
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<p>The farm will provide <strong>3000€</strong> from its 2018 revenue towards the completion of these projects !</p>
<p>The <strong>TOTAL</strong> remaining cost of implementing the<strong> Action Plan is 12,000€.</strong></p>
<p><strong>We need your help to jump start the process !</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The details:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#1 : Upgrade Irrigation System : URGENT (total 7000€)</strong></p>
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<li>Replace our existing inefficient pump, with an electric, more powerful one. Bury the electric cable that will supply the pump all the way from our barn to the irrigation ponds. Constuct a small cabin to permanently house the new pump.</li>
<li>Redig the two irrigation ponds and eliminate several new trees on the shores that can drink up to 200L of water from the ponds every day !</li>
<li>Bury the irrigation pipes that supply the fields to avoid running over them with the tractor !</li>
<li>Plan connections and taps to easily supply every inch of our fields with sprinklers or drip irrigation.</li>
<li>Multiply our stock of sprinklers to adequately cover our fields and invest in more drip lines to save as much water as possible on certain crops.</li>
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<p><strong>#2 : New Greenhouse (total 5000€)</strong></p>
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<li>Buy and assemble a new greenhouse of 50m by 9,30m.</li>
<li>Install doors, and support bars necessary against heavy winds.</li>
<li>Dig trenches on both lateral sides to bury the plastic cover.</li>
<li>Install irrigation system under the greenhouse.</li>
<li>Prepare the soil and plant early spring 2019 !</li>
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<p>With <strong>project #1</strong> in place, <strong>we can save a significant number of work hours</strong> each week. With less time and physical enery wasted, we will be more efficient in the field and less tired at the end of day. <strong>This is an enormous gift for the farm !</strong></p>
<p>With <strong>project #2</strong>, more of our <strong>crops will be protected from unfavourable weather</strong> conditions. We can augment the quantity and diversity of vegetables possible throughout the year, especially at the end of winter, when we usually experience a drop in revenue. By expanding our harvest season, <strong>we can afford to hire a full time worker </strong>throughout the entire year.</p>
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<p><strong>Your turn to decide !</strong></p>
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<li>If you think industrial agriculture will carry heavy consequences,</li>
<li>If you find that preserving small farm structures is the key to feeding the world,</li>
<li>If you believe that organic agriculture should be ecological, with respect for nature and people,</li>
<li>If you want a farm near by that is resilient and capable of adapting to climate changes,</li>
<li>If you are concerned about extreme weather and you don't know how you can help,</li>
<li>If you want to participate in a project that is creating employment,</li>
<li>If you want to spend a festive day at la Ferme à l'Envers next spring...</li>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Contribute to this crowdfunding campaign !</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Share the information in your networks !</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Contact us for more information !</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>The entirety of the funds collected will go to la Ferme à l'Envers to implement the projects described. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Thank you, we will feel the difference your support makes everyday !</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>A special thanks to Maite, a volunteer from this summer, for the creation of this lovely video ! Shout out to our dear friends Félix and Clément for helping to make this happen !</strong></p>
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