Here are 3 beds in block 115 at the end of the season. They were planted in August and September. Some of the Brassica rapa on the left will be making it into @fermetournesol next CSA basket. All these crops will shortly be covered by mini tunnels and sent on a journey through the winter. … More Peeking At Next Year With A Little Crop Rotation
What is a weed? Weeds are those plants you don’t want growing in your garden. Even if last year, you really wanted those plants to be thriving in that very same spot.This is extra true for seed growers. One year ,you do everything you can to get the biggest fattest arugula seeds.But you can never … More Crop Rotation For Seed Growers
The title of this book says it all. It’s a manual to help your Plan Your Crop Rotation. It’s got tons of information and some beautiful tables of the rotations on a number of top notch vegetable farms. This book is solid but I’m a bit hesitant to recommend it if you’re new to crop … More Book Review: Crop Rotation On Organic Farms
There are always a lot of unknowns when you start a farm. And that wasn’t any different for us when we started La Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol in the fall of 2004. We were 5 people aged 23-26 year old filled with ideas but no conception yet of what we really wanted down the road. We … More So many unknowns