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The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers Learn how to use natural no-till systems to increase profitability, efficiency, carbon sequestration, and soil health on your farm.  Farming without tilling has long been a goal of agriculture, yet tilling remains one of the most dominant paradigms; almost everyone does it. But tilling kills […]

Farming is a whole lot more than just growing crops. In fact, I would argue that oftentimes seed to harvest is the easiest part. Washing, storage, transport, and marketing can make or break our growing efforts. A farmer once told me, “The pack shed is the bottleneck of the farm.” After managing pack sheds on

Although it is possible to plant softneck garlic in the very early spring if you have to, better yields are obtained by fall planting. And hardneck garlic is definitely better off if fall planted. In general, the guideline is to plant when the soil temperature at 4″ deep is 50°F. The usual time for thermometer

By Jean-Martin Fortier Over the last three years, I’ve been involved with a new experimental farm in my province of Quebec. At my farm, La Ferme de Quatre Temps, I was asked to design and create a training farm where some of the strategies described in my book The Market Gardener could be expanded upon

By Zach Loeks This is the second of a two-part article introducing the author’s ideas for using permaculture techniques to improve the profitability and resiliency of market gardens. For part one, click here or see the October 2017 GFM. For more information, see his book, The Permaculture Market Garden, now available from GFM. The permabed

This is the first of a two-part article about using permaculture techniques to improve the profitability and resiliency of market gardens. For the second part, click here or see the November/December 2017 issue of GFM. The purpose of this article is to introduce readers to key concepts and practices needed in the transition to a

Jonathan and Megan Leiss bought land in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, in 2013 to start Spring Forth Farm, a flower and vegetable farm. After 100 years of tobacco farming on the red clay, the soil organic matter registered a mere 0.5 percent. Improving the soil was their top priority. No-till practices, the couple decided, were