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- From: "Kate Halstead" <rockyprairie AT earthlink.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:02:40 -0700
The folks at MSU have some pretty good ideas about cover crops
in your region. There was a recent article in Vegetable Growers news about
integrating vegetable farming and cover crops. http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/ should
give you a good start.
Kate, WA
Zone 7-8 depending on mother nature's
mood
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael Peck
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:12 AM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic
I'm going to be farming a few acres of family land beginning next spring in
South Central Michigan. For the last few years it has been in
corn/oats or soybeans. It was not farmed organically. This year
it was not cultivated at all, so there is a fairly thick mat of mixed grasses
and weeds. I will be planting some large areas of corn, potatoes and
sunflowers, and mixed vegetables for market.
What steps should I take to prepare the soil now? I'd like to get a
cover crop in since I have the time now. What recommendations do you have
for timing, crops to plant, cultivation schedule, etc.
Thanks for your help,
Michael
Marshall MI Zone 5b -10 thru -15
F
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Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic,
Michael Peck, 09/02/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic,
growbd, 09/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic, Michael Peck, 09/07/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic, Kate Halstead, 09/03/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Transition to Organic,
growbd, 09/05/2009
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