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["Andy Clark, SAN Coordinator" <san@nal.usda.gov>]

Hi, Neal.

I'm basically a lurker on the permaculture list, but I'm in charge of a 
very active list (sanet-mg) for sustainable agriculture.  

The Sustainable Agriculture Network publishes a "Sustainable Agriculture 
Directory of Expertise, with about 1000 organizations and individuals 
with specific expertise in sustainable ag, including organic and tillage 
and weed control.  The current 3rd Edition just came out.  I'll send 
ordering information in the next message (about SAN publications).  It, 
and other SAN publications are also available on diskette in an easily 
searchable format.  I just spent about 2 minutes searching with the key 
words organic, tillage weed.  I'll attach two examples of hits, or people 
who have agreed to be contacted about their expertise.

I'll be glad to help you or anyone on the list subscribe to sanet-mg, or 
to access our publications by gopher or (coming soon), the WWW.  I'm also 
going to send information about contacting the Alternative Farming 
Systems Information Center (AFSIC), which maintains a lot of information.  

Hope this helps.

Andy Clark
SAN Coordinator
c/o AFSIC, Room 304
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD  20705-2351
PH:  301-504-6425
FAX: 301-504-6409
san@nal.usda.gov


FROM SAN's Directory of Expertise

Ref#: 170 Individual    Cat: 00148

Doug Waugh                                        
Waugh-Sum Acres                         
1636 West Co Rd 8            
Berthoud, CO 80513                                

Telephone:(303)532-2590

Preferred method of contact: Contact anytime via mail or
telephone.

Sust. Agric. Roles: Full - Time Farmer / Rancher

Major Areas of Sust. Agric. Expertise: Organic Production,
Livestock Production, Tillage

Primary crop and livestock enterprises: vegetables, small fruits,
feedgrains, cover crops, beef cattle

Description of Sustainable Agriculture work: All we grow is
certified organic so we can raise organic beef along with our
strawberries, raspberries, and a wide variety of vegetables, and
edible beans.  Along w/the corn & alfalfa for our feeders, we
grow a cover crop pasture for the cow/calf herd.  We sell a
supply of natural fertilizers and biological controls for the
local organic growers & homeowners.  We do farm shows on the
'Bezzerides' in-the-row weeder & the Yeoman Keyline Plow.  This
exposes mainline farmers to some of the tools for transition into
more sust. ag methods.  We have assisted the state univ.
integrate into their research program comparisons on methods for
weed control w/o herbicides versus 

Information resources available: We have literature sheets &
field days on the Yoeman Keyline Conservation Tillage Plow and
the Bezzerides in-the-row weeders attached to a floating gang
cultivator.  We coordinate bulk/bag orders of softrock phosphate
and Planters II trace mineral fertilizers. We sell composted
dairy manure, and liquid fish/kelp, and Nitron enzyme soil
conditioner. 


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Ref#: 560 Individual    Cat: 00437

Les & Debbie Guile                                
Walnut Grove Farm                       
189 Rt. 519                  
Newton, NJ 07860                                  

Telephone:(201)383-5029

Contact People: Jennifer Morgan

Preferred method of contact: I prefer to be contacted by phone
from 8 a.m. to noon or after 6 p.m.  at (201)383-5029.

Sust. Agric. Roles: Part - Time Farmer / Rancher

Major Areas of Sust. Agric. Expertise: Organic Production,
Horticultural Crop Production, Vegetable, Marketing

Primary crop and livestock enterprises: vegetables, Christmas
trees, cut flowers, onions and related, herbs

Description of Sustainable Agriculture work: I am currently
opening up new acreage to experimental cover cropping, nutrient
replacement and incursive weed control trials.  I have been
growing a market-garden organically on 2 acres of successive
plantings of various vegetable families for 8-10 years.  The soil
health, tilth and friability have been improved using macrobiotic
principles in feeding the soil and its organisms.  I am
self-certified. 

Land Description: My farm is located in rural Sussex County, New
Jersey, on 10 acres. One-third of it is woodland; two-thirds is a
flat field of clay-loam soil.  All of it is under cultivation,
except my home and barn.  I grow 3,000 to 4,000 pine spruce for
Christmas tree sales.  I have a black walnut grove with a
one-fourth acre pond.  My fields are planted in vegetable crops
and flowers for cutting.  Tillage equipment includes rototillers,
a 9N Ford tractor, a two-row cultivator, a planter and a plow. 


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On 26 Mar 1996, Vasilakes, Neil (MN10) wrote:

> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I am a new subscriber who is an avid gardener.   Is the volume of this list 
> really this low?  I've only received two messages in two weeks - maybe 
> something is wrong with my e-mail?   My wife and I are soon to turn into 
> organic fruit/ veg. farmers.   Although there are thousands of references 
> on 
> organic gardening/farming, I can find nothing on no-till-organic farming 
> other than Masanubu Fukuyoka (apologies for spelling by memory) which 
> doesn't relate too well to my location in Minnesota, USA.   I'd like to 
> find 
> resources (human, electronic, or books) that have details of weed 
> management 
> techniques, planting and germination, intercropping or companion planting 
> for pest reduction etc. using no-till and organic techniques.   If anyone 
> knows of resources I'd be grateful.  Also of interest to me are 
> testimonials 
> from gardeners, farmers, researchers, as to the difficulties and success 
> stories using no-till + organic techniques.
> 
> What happened to spring???  It's -11°F here with a foot of snow.  Any good 
> farms down south?:-)
> 
> Neil Vasilakes
> Neil.Vasilakes@HBC.honeywell.com
>