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to till or not to till1 comment

islandmeadowfarm wrote 2 weeks ago: Greetings all, sorry it’s been a while. I spent last week housesitting for Greg & Julie wh … more →

Tags: On the Farm, chicken plucker, eliot coleman, fukuoka, Tillage

Garden work

Nick wrote 1 month ago: So earlier this spring we paid a guy with a tractor to come plow and till a large garden space. We g … more →

Tags: Life, burn carbs not oil, gardening, Vegetables, Digging, Soil, ground, Grow, Food

No-till Planting Corn into Sod

curiousfarmer wrote 2 months ago: I no-till planted 25 acres of corn on Monday, May 4th.  This is our equipment, engaged in planting. … more →

Tags: Curious crops, Commodities, Crops

In the midst of Iowa spring

misssarahkate wrote 2 months ago: Oh, what a phenomenal day! A brief interlude of showers, but overall sunny – in aspects beyond weath … more →

Tags: Garden, Pineapple Sage, Conservation, organic, Plants, sutainability, experiment, radishes

No-till Gardening

mikethrgardencoach wrote 2 months ago: No-till Gardening. “No-Till” gardening offers a simple approach to creating a natural, a … more →

Tags: gardening, sustainable gardens, organic gardens, Sustainable Agriculture, Gardening Advice, how to make compost

Garden Experiments

hippygirl wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been doing daily updates on the Garden in Progress page, but it’s time for a longer … more →

Tags: country living, gardening, wild animals, broccoli, Compost, Critters, Deer, Lettuce, no-till gardening

Killing grass4 comments

hippygirl wrote 3 months ago: For some reason, I forgot to link to this blog post which got me all excited to research no tilling … more →

Tags: gardening, Organic Gardening, raised bed gardening, no-till gardening, mulch, no tilling, Raised beds, No Dig Gardening

No tilling?2 comments

hippygirl wrote 3 months ago: Our neighbor, Jeff, recommended that we talk to a local nursery about having them come till our gard … more →

Tags: gardening, Compost, square foot gardening, raised bed gardening, no-till gardening, reverse tine tiller, mulch, hair mulch, vertical vegetables

Sustainable Agriculture: Ideal Versus Best for Most People?

Bryan McNulty wrote 3 months ago: MotherJones.com will have an expert-led reader forum  April 13-17 around the provocative question th … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Economics, Energy, ethics, health, america, Cheap food, Eating, Food

Vilsack Sees Carbon As New Income Source For Farmers

editor wrote 3 months ago: Tom Vilsack is pro carbon, calling it a “new income source” that could “change the … more →

Tags: farming, cap and trade system, Carbon permits, Carbon Trading, Chicago Climate Exchange, North Dakota Farmers Union, Obama Administration, Tom Vilsack

Moving along

cmthoreau wrote 4 months ago: Well, things are moving along quite nicely now. I applied the synthetic mulch to the smaller area a … more →

Tags: No-till Blog, bokashi, ubc farm

Lasagna Gardening and video Preparing the Beds

abby sue wrote 5 months ago: I love the idea of gardening, but I can’t get into the digging and tilling. One, it’s a … more →

Tags: lasagna gardening, Composting, gardening, recycle

Basic Soil preparation

soekershof wrote 5 months ago: This post is “Under continious Construction”. In the past we have mentioned a few times … more →

Tags: Compost, Cultivation, Garden, horticulture, ManUre, Soil, South Africa, Xeriscaping

Lean, Mean, No-Tilling Machines

shelbylayne wrote 5 months ago: Producers gear up for planting season with proper equipment You carefully plan your crop rotations, … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Corn, Crops, soybeans, technology, Drill, Farm Equipment, no-till drill, no-till planter

Biotech Crops Help Improve Soil and Increase Yields

mwachbio wrote 5 months ago: A new study published online in the European Journal of Agronomy shows that when farmers employ no-t … more →

Tags: Benefits of biotech crops, Plant Biotechnology, soil quality, herbicide tolerance, improved yield, crop yield

Organic vs. Conventional Calculator

eriewire wrote 6 months ago: Crop Conversion Calculator     Jeff Moyer, Farm Manager The Rodale Institute®, … more →

Tags: Organic Agriculture, sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, Food, Organic vs. Conventional Calculator, Rodale, Chemical Farming, Agribusiness

No-Till Corn on Corn

section 16 cattle company wrote 8 months ago: I have long thought no-till was completely worthless in SE South Dakota. I have been a big believer … more →

Tags: agronomy, Corn, Food, farming, c/n ratio, Soil, organic matter

Non-toxic Fescue.

kenhendrix24 wrote 8 months ago: I just returned from a “Pasture Walk”.  For those of you who might be unfamiliar with su … more →

Tags: leadership, Purpose, change, farming, Plowing, blow it up, dramatic change, spray it, kill it

I'll Frame It, But It Better Be Cheap... 3 comments

michellemcgown wrote 8 months ago: I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Swaffar from the Kansas Farm Bureau. He wrote a great artic … more →

Tags: society & media, Environment, climate change, farming, Money


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