“VICTORY” GARDEN

The “Victory” Garden talk/lecture will cover:

• Factory Farm vs Home/kitchen Garden, backyard garden
• Home Grown vs. Distance Grown
• Organic vs. Conventional growing
• Pesticide, Herbicide, Fungicide, etc. usage
• Naturally Grown and Sustainable methods
• The tools and implements used at the farm that can also be used in a backyard garden. 
• Safe Seed Sources (GMO vs Non-GMO, etc)
• Spring Prep of the garden
• Extending the gardening season
• Clean up and Winterizing the garden
• Creating a Compost Pile (Bin)
• How small farm growing methods can be adapted to a backyard garden
• Sharing safe seed catalog sources
• The use of the tools and implements used on a farm
• Information on fertilizers, compost, natural pesticide control, etc.
• How to build and prepare an enjoyable and fully functional garden
• Provide list of useful books and periodicals on farming and gardening

About the speaker

ANTHONY Bracco and his family live in Cedar Grove NJ. While running his graphic design business for over 40 years, thirteen years ago he and his wife bought a 25 acre farm in the BLACK DIRT region of Pine Island, NY. Anthony, who was an avid gardener most of his life, had intended to be a hobby farmer on just an acre growing his family the cleanest produce possible using Non-GMO seeds, hand cultivation of weeds, old fashioned farm equipment, picking only when ready, and without chemicals, fertilizers, irrigation, pesticides, herbicides, glyphosate allowing the beautiful Black Dirt soil to naturally regenerate each season. These simple, obvious, time-honored sustainable farming techniques produced a shocking abundance of produce. Immediately that first season, Chefs began to come forward taking notice of the dramatic difference in taste. So, after just one season, Bracco Farms was born out of that demanding momentum of the growing food movement. The following Spring, Bracco Farms bought a tractor and so our story begins. While still operating as a  small family farm using these same sustainable farming techniques producing wonderful, clean, pure produce, Bracco Farms continues to grow its wide variety of market basket produce types for individual customers, families and chefs e farm also supplies farm2table eateries and country clubs primarily in New Jersey where the Bracco’s live. Bracco Farms continues to maintain upfront openness and invites any customer to come visit the farm and walk our fields with us while we pick your order.