Sustainable Farm Project by Jaden Pr https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w By: Jaden McGarry, Joey Chan and Sam Ford en-us 2019-02-04 16:41:24 UTC 2025-10-22 16:17:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Farm Location jp20135 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/327403211 Bayfield, Wisconsin ]]> 2019-02-04 16:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/327403211 Meadowgrove Farmstead jp20135 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/327408694 Welcome to "Meadowgrove Farmstead". ]]> 2019-02-04 17:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/327408694 Annual Climate jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658538 Important factors that determine the rate of which weathering occurs are the type of rock and the climate. The climate throughout Wisconsin is a typical continental humid climate, which means warm humid summers and cold snowy winters.]]> 2019-02-10 21:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658538 Buildings jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658728
  • Farm House - Farm house provides farmers shelter,  soiled clothes and boots, it is necessary to provide a rear entrance with a washroom or lavatory and clothes-storage space. For the same reason, many farmers prefer a dining place close to the kitchen or included in it. The house includes an office and a large food-storage place with ample refrigeration, including a freezer or cellar in many countries, as most farm families are large.
  • Slaughter House - A systematic assembly line where the animals are separated, then killed, skinned, and cut into pieces. Unsaleable parts of the animal are composted.
  • Livestock barns and shelters - Barn are used for housing livestock including cattle pigs, and horses as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.
  • Machinery and supplies - This type of building is designed solely to afford protection from the weather, mainly rain. Machinery storage should have as much surface as possible between the interior posts, without being too deep, so that each machine can be taken out easily. At the end of the shed, one bay is reserved for repair and maintenance and another for tools. This part is equipped with sliding or overhead doors. The same shed, or another, can be used for storing the fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides.
  • Silos - Farm silos are designed to store silages and high-moisture grains that are used to feed livestock. They are a common fixture in the farming industry and the growth in population and production leads to an increase in demand for metal silos and grain storage solutions. 

    • ]]>     2019-02-10 21:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658728     Crops jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658968 1. Cattle/Calves -Wisconsin is known for their dairy, our cows produces 1,830 pounds, or 213 gallons, of milk per month. Cows also provided beef. 
    2. Corn - we produced corn for many reason. Corn can be processed into numerous products like starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverages and fuel ethanol, which production takes 40% of all produced corn. Corn also helps reduce global warming and greenhouse gas effect
    3. Soybeans - We grow soybeans and other legumes in rotations with grass crops such as corn or wheat. Since grass crops are unable to take their own nitrogen from the air, they either need the nitrogen in the soil that the legumes provide for them in a crop rotation or they need a chemical fertilizer containing nitrogen.
    4. Apples - We plant and grow apple trees because apples provide important antioxidants, flavonoids, and dietary fiber. The phytonutrients and antioxidants in apples may help reduce the risk of developing cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. Apples in general are also just a great fruit. 
    5. Cranberries - Cranberries contain the B vitamins thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B6. They are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin E. Cranberries are also used in many cooking recipes. . 
    6. Pigs - The purpose for our pigs is to scavenge the scraps of the town. This scavenging cleans up the town and allows us to later slaughter and use the pig's meat with minimal investment in feed.
    7. Chicken - Chickens is used for meat but mainly chicken is used for egg production.
    ]]>     2019-02-10 21:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329658968     Annual Temperature jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329659440 2019-02-10 21:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329659440 Annual Precipitation jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329659730 2019-02-10 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329659730 Soil conservation methods jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727166 1. Planting Vegetation as ground cover - Farmers plant trees and grass to cover and bind the soil. Plants prevent wind and water erosion by covering the soil and binding the soil with their roots
    2. Applying Mulches - Mulching soil, greatly help in soil erosion control. Mulching acts as a protective covering for the tree and plants against extreme weathers. Mulching allows water to reach the soil slowly, and thus reduce the impact of rainfall or heavy watering. 
    3. Matting the soil - Matting is the process of covering the soil with biodegradable materials that include mulch, straw, coconut fiber and wood chips. These are held together with biodegradable netting made from coco coir. 
    4. Terracing - The practice of tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to reduce soil losses from surface erosion..
    5.  Creation of windbreakers - Windbreakers helps in protecting crops from damage caused by strong & severe wind and improve plant health, quality and yield.


    ]]>     2019-02-11 05:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727166     Wetland/Marsh jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727670 The location of the wetland marsh would be located to on the northern bank of the river.  The marshes purpose is to reduce flooding from the river thus decreasing soil displacement. The detention basin would also be used to grow cranberries. There is a floodgate separating the river from the basin to flood the cranberries for harvest. 


    ]]>     2019-02-11 05:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727670     Alternative Energy jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727826 Solar and wind power are two methods of alternative energy used in our farm. Wind turbines constantly spin do to the powerful winds of the Wisconsin flat lands. These turbines power the machines used on the farm. Also on the rooftops solar panels have been installed to collect radiation from the sun. The panels power the lights and various household appliances, these energy producers are hooked up to a battery that can hold enough energy to run the farm for a full day]]> 2019-02-11 05:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/329727826 jc19156 https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/330078210 2019-02-11 20:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/idneove4c83w/wish/330078210