A Note on “No-Till” Farming
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager In the past few years, a lot of people have heard or talked about “no-till” farming. I’d like to discuss what this term means,
December 15, 2021
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager In the past few years, a lot of people have heard or talked about “no-till” farming. I’d like to discuss what this term means,
By Kelsey Nasset, Farmer From the beginning, this humble vegetable was worshiped and revered by the Incan empire. Archaeologists have found it buried in ancient Incan burial sites from 500
by Dan Popek, Assistant Farm Manager “The farmer lives and works in the meeting place of nature and the human economy. Farmers either fit their farming to their farms, conform
By Brook McDonald, President/CEO of The Conservation Foundation The McDonald Farm is more than fields and fields full of delicious organic veggies. It is also the home of The
Garlic’s here. Grown for about 270 days, cured for another 25, with just 70 days left until planting, the eating’s just one part of a full annual cycle. It always
by Dan Lobbes, Vice President In our last Connections, Steve Tiwald, the founder of Green Earth Institute, discussed the beginnings of the organic farming initiative 20 years ago. His
Greetings friends, family, and neighbors of Green Earth Harvest! My name is Russ, and I am grateful to have been selected as the new farm manager here at McDonald Farm!
By Jackson Yow, Assistant Farm Manager “Hello, everyone! My name is Jackson, and I am entering my fourth season of farming at Green Earth and second as assistant farm manager. I
by Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Planning ain’t easy, that’s what they say; today’s plan is tomorrow’s memory. As one who works in agriculture, you might think my winters are
by Dan Lobbes, Director Like many of you, we believe that every person should have access to local, organic, nutritious food. The benefits have been well documented, and we
By Annalise Chelsen, Mains Intern at The Conservation Foundation Everyone eats. But not everyone knows where their food comes from. As an intern at The Conservation Foundation who has
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Even as the sun sets at 5:30 in the evening now and the afternoon sun’s tilted to more of a glancing angle than the
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Farming, in the spring, to me, is a constant tension between patience and push. There is a patience learned in the winter months,
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