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How to grow cover crops on small farms
A simple guide to learn more about cover crops and why you need to plant them in your garden or farm. Cover crops give your soil food and protection. You can plant cover crops in the spring, summ...
Cover Crops: Benefits
A guidebook that simplifies what cover crops are and why they are important, by Sandelis Miller , LSI Global Greens. ...
Cover Crops: How to make a cover crop plan
A guidebook that simplifies how to make a cover crop plan. A guidebook by Sandelis Miller , LSI Global Greens. ...
Winter Cover Crops
Learn about grass and legume cover crops. These cover crops can grow in cooler weather. A handout/worksheet by Sandelis Miller, LSI Global Greens. ...
Cover Crop Decision Making Tool
This tool helps you decide which cover crop family to grow for the benefits you want. A handout/worksheet by Sandelis Miller, LSI Global Greens. ...
Create a “No-Dig” Garden with Leaf Mulch
Learn how to use cardboard, straw bales and leaf mulch to create a no-till, new garden space without digging. A how-to guide by Terry Allan and Zoe Orr – IRC Charlottesville. ...
Cover Crops 1: Which Cover Crops Will You Use?
Learn how to use cover crops in vegetable production and other crop rotation schedules. This lesson covers three major types of cover crops (mustards, legumes, and ‘other’), and the potential b...
Cover Crop: Termination Methods
Use this chart to help decide how to terminate your cover crop this season. A poster by LSI Global Greens. ...
BCS Tiller
You can use a BCS to till garden beds and large plots. You need to know how to put implements on and off to change what you are doing on your farm. A video by Sandelis Miller and Zac Couture...
Bed Prep by Hand
Learn how to prepare a 30-inch bed of soil for seeds and transplants, without mechanical tillage. A video by Jacob Gigler-Caro, ISED Solutions. ...