REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Be the change you are seeking and lead by example.
Building soil using cover crops, compost, mulching and nitrogen-fixing bacteria known as Rhizobia
COVER CROPS
Cover crops are also called “green manure” and sometimes, “living mulch.” They are plants that are grown to suppress weeds, help build and improve soil, and control diseases and pests…read more
Black leaf MULCH
By adding leaf mulch to your beds or incorporating them into your soil you will increase the water holding capacity of the soil, avoid moisture evaporation, limiting soil erosion and encouraging beneficial soil life.read more
VERMICOMPOST
COMING SOON
Mulching builds soil, why the no dig approach
The Ruth Stout method is really just sheet mulching to cover the ground with a layer or sheet of organic matter or mulch, absolutely any organic matter such as hay straw leaves needles or of course wood chips. This great way to build rich fertile soil as apposed to conventional farming techniques such as tilling which strip the land of its natural cover creating man made deforestation leaving soil susceptible to erosion, and water evaporation. Exposed top soil leads to evaporation of water and the loss of nutrients it. Ideally you should start this hay sheeting in autum to give it time to decompose before the planting season.
Alternatively, use paper or cardboard help to smother out any unwanted weeds, next lay down a few inches of natural compost to give your plants a bit of a head start and finally add a layer of wood chips on top. When it comes time to plant just gently push aside (do not mix into the soil) the wood chips and plant like normal.
