Agricultural forage

[rwestoll]

Asparagus and Runner Beans.
Sunflowers to sell seeds for bird feed.
Blackberries, Gooseberries or raspberries.
Mint, thyme, rosemary, sage for sale as fresh herbs- cut leaves early and leave to flower.
What about cut flowers for florists - Lillies, Hellebores,Cornflowers,Asters..or better, berries like Cotoneaster, Snowberries, Holly and yew....and foliage like privet and laurel
Hops for home brewers.
And of course all the fruit trees - apples, pears, plums, cherries, quinces and mulberries. Winter Aconites and species single snowdops for sale 'in the green' (after they have finished flowering) Would be good under fruit trees.
To break between crops use green manures, phacelia, mustard and wild white clover- but accidentally let them flower before they are ploughed in!

 

[BeeJayBee]

I know this is an oldish thread, but have you thought of growing a range of herbs?

The herbs could be sold, as plants or cut ready for use in the kitchen, maybe for aromatherapy etc., and if it's set out as a knot garden (with box hedges) there would be quite a lot of maintenance, with transferable skills.

An apiary could be part of the overall design.