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MEASURE: POUNDS OF FOOD

Method 1: Weigh all produce harvested

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  • With a scale, weigh and log each type of produce right after harvest. (You can put produce in a bucket or bag for weighing.)

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  • Log weight after each harvest.

Method 2 (less accurate): estimate yield from garden

Top left: Coharie tribal member weighs and records a bucket of harvested potatoes. Top right: Coharie Tribal Chief hard at work during their yearly potato harvest. Bottom left: young Coharie tribal member has some fun on the outdoor scale. Bottom right: potato harvest bounty

  • Multiply number of plants by average yield per plant.  You can get average yields from Extension (link) or use an online calculator to estimate based on 100 ft row. ​

    • This strategy is useful for "You Pick” gardens without coordinated harvest or distribution.

3 AWESOME ONLINE VEGETABLE YIELD CALCULATORS​

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