The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution

High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers

Paperback, 336 pages

Published March 4, 2019 by New Society Publishers.

ISBN:
9780865718845

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3 stars (1 review)

Learn how to use natural no-till systems to increase profitability, efficiency, carbon sequestration, and soil health on your small farm.

3 editions

Aimed at professionals

3 stars

What I like about this book is its practical approach: it is clearly aimed at professional farmers, and the author is not saying "do this because it's ✨ good for the planet ✨" but "with these techniques, you will save energy while continuing to earn a living; by the way, let's meet professionals who have been doing this for years/decades now".

I learned several things:

  • Using cover crops requires careful timing: if you cut them before they bloom, they may regrow, and if you cut them after they bloom, you basically reseed them. The book also recommends using them before transplanting crops with large leaves (such as squash) because cutting cover crops prevents weed regrowth for about 6 weeks only (but much longer if a layer of mulch is put on top).
  • For transplanting plants, cardboard is very good (this fall, I'm going to advocate for cardboard SO MUCH in …