Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm

Name: Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm
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ISBN: 9781603583459

ISBN-10: 1603583459

ISBN-13: 9781603583459

Edition: 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Seth Kroeck, Jocelyn Langer

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication date: 4/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



Historical Roots



Thinking Beyond This Season's Cash Crop


Why Make the Effort?


Tillage


Weed Control


Animal Factors


Cash and Cover Crops



What Is a Good Rotation?


Create a Map of Your Farm


Grouping Crops


Compiling Your Crop Groupings and Adding Them to the Map


Sample Groupings/Rotations on a Hypothetical Farm



The Economics of Rotations and Cover Cropping


Organizing Your Work


Reducing Inputs and Labor through Soil Improvement


Costs of Establishing a Rotation with Cover Crops



Two On-Farm Examples


Eileen Droescher, Ol'Turtle Farm, Easthampton, Massachusetts


David Colson, New Leaf Farm, Durham, Maine


Appendix: Rotations, Cover Crops, and Green Manures (Excerpts from The Real Dirt)


Endnotes


Bibliography


Internet Sources


Index


About the Author and Illustrator