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  • From: John and Katy Ehrlich <johnkaty AT shaw.ca>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] No-Till for Diversified Vegetable Production?
  • Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:22:17 -0800

Hi Greg, thanks for the info. I am now farming on Vancouver Island, but my roots are in your area. In the nineties, I started a CSA with the Baltimore Waldorf School, farming below Annapolis in West River.  It was West River Farm owned by a wealthy guy, and I invited some friends to come and start a goat cheese Dairy. They were Just So Goats. 

Any news of that kind of stuff?

How is Baltimore, anyways?


Best, John 

John and Katy Ehrlich
Alderlea Farm & Cafe
3390 Glenora Rd
Duncan, BC V9L 6S1
250 715-0799






On 16-Dec-10, at 8:59 AM, Gregory Strella wrote:

Hi John,

Below is a reminder for a webinar that NCAT is hosting at 1pm today. 

Greg
Great Kids Farm
Baltimore, MD

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Innovative No-Till: Using Multi-Species Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health

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No-till farming is an increasingly popular way to manage farmland.  Instead of plowing a field after the crop is harvested, farmers leave the stubble on the ground and plant the new crop directly into the remaining residue. The benefits of no-till include reduced soil erosion and improved soil biology. However, one disadvantage of no-till is the reliance on purchased inputs such as herbicides and synthetic fertilizers. 

Innovative farmers throughout the grain belt are experimenting with more sustainable no-till techniques. One such technique is including the use of multi-species cover crops to add nutrients to the soil, stimulate the soil biology, reduce input costs, and provide forage for livestock. To explore this innovation, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA), and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are jointly presenting a special webinar on Thursday, December 16th.

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The main presenter for the webinar is Jay Fuhrer, District Conservationist with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Fuhrer will present four on-farm case studies from North Dakota that illustrate how farmers use cover crop “cocktails” to enhance crop production and livestock forage in no-till grain operations.  Susan Tallman, a Certified Crop Adviser with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, will introduce Fuhrer and help answer questions from listeners at the end of the webinar.

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On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM, William H Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu> wrote:

John

 

These links are a start, but probably not as comprehensive as you’d like. Both authors are very practically minded. They might point to other resources for you too.

 

http://attra.ncat.org/downloads/notill_veg.doc

http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/organic_no-till_for_vegetable_production

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of John Chambers
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:04 AM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] No-Till for Diversified Vegetable Production?

 

Can anyone point me to a good how-to resource for producing diversified vegetables in a no-till system?  I like the concept of eliminating or reducing soil disturbance, but don't understand how it could work practically for some vegetable crops.

 
 

John Chambers

Ridgeview Farm

Westervelt, Illinois


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