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Restorative farming systems work to build soil health through diversity and continuous living cover. resilience, and restores food sovereignty--farming in a way that builds soil health fuels abundance. health. health and resilience in our communities. If you would like to learn more about building soil health, Grassland 2.0 or local meat processing, contact

HDT: I'd be remiss if I didn't take the chance to ask you about your soil health. Are there any actions you are undertaking to help build the health of your soil? RC: Building soil health is my number one priority. Healthy soil means tastier and more nutritious produce, with fewer interventions needed for unhealthy I'm trying to get as creative as I can with soil amendments, like manure or leaves, wherever I can.

Jim, Allison, and I talk about the importance of keeping your roots in your soil, and how key it is for proper soil health. to call it “no-till”, Jim & Allison were quick to let me know that it is, rather, called “Minimizing Soil from the Facebook group “Society of Soil Judgers”. #podcast #soil #SoilHealth

And, to generalize, instead of prioritizing soil health or diversity, farmers who utilize this method The results showed a reduction in not only soil AND water loss off of property, but also no difference The strips help keep dangerous greenhouse gases in the soil, and, you guessed it, they proved that it health and protect our water resources. Better soil. Profitable farmers. Happy planet.

We got through all four principles of Soil Health. We talked about maximizing biodiversity, we dug into minimizing soil disturbances, and we needed to let There’s so many reasons to keep your soil covered!

Solberg, from the Sustainable Farming Association, is kicking off the event with his speech titled “Soil Health: The Future of Farming?”  and Grazing Specialist at the SFA, Kent is on the road all over the state, helping producers embrace soil health. So, please excuse the sound while you learn how soil health is going to help farming into the future.

We love taking the time from planting, harvesting, weeding, and maintaining our garden and grounds to talk on camera. Sometimes, it’s a well-planned and methodical back and forth between speakers. Other times, like this episode, it’s a loosey-goosey and chaotic back and forth between speakers. We discuss the current CSA shares, Colin gives parsley a try, we talk about the winter cover crops, and what we do with rabbits in our “rabbit-proof” garden. A real fun episode to make. Hope you enjoy. #podcast #CoverCrops #turtletalks #csa #garden #SoilHealth

Properly managed livestock is not a detriment to soil, but rather is imperative to soil health. Allowing the grazed paddocks long rest periods assures plant health and mimics the natural behaviors It is derived from fossil fuels and is extremely harmful to soil health. Livestock raised and grazed with soil health in mind not only has measurable human health benefits over We advocate soil health as our purpose. Please join us. How can I do this, you may ask?

You can learn more about soil blocks from this blog post (with video!) Water seedlings once a week or when the surface of the soil is dry to the touch. Potting soil that is wet for too long will cause problems for your plants. Using sterilized potting soil will reduce these fungi and pathogens. that is present in the soil.

Increasing soil health captures “dust”, in the form of the basic elements of life, and stores it below The livestock, when properly managed, drive the biology of the soil, further increasing the health of ROI High for Restoring Soil Health Restoring soil health increases drought tolerance. Resources on Soil Health To learn more, start with our soil health blogs. Our goal is to assist you in getting soil health supporting practices on the ground.