Field Day at Franklin Farm: Trials, Transitions, and Trade-offs
Join us for an afternoon at the Franklin farm as Tom shares the lessons from his early years of farming.
Beyond the Bin: Understanding the Field Crop Seed System
Bin-run seed, the portion of the crop that farmers save for next year’s planting, remains an important part of most farm operations, but there’s a lot more to the story of where oats, dry-beans, and forages come from.
Efficacy of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA) products as an alternative fertilizer source for field corn
Willow Creek Permaculture Farm
Rob Read and Julie Walter and their children are integrating permaculture into their lifestyle on the 50 acre farm they care for near Dutton, Ontario. This field day will be a tour with a brief overview of the Willow Creek interpretation of permaculture. Depending on...
A case for the moldboard plough: Prudent tillage with cover crops
Learn about Brett Israel’s system for growing organic reduced tillage soybeans, and “alfalfa-fueled corn”, and their successes and challenges.