The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution

Author is the editor of Growing for Market magazine, the only national publication serving direct-to-market farmers, circulation 15,000 He holds a BA in English and a Graduate degree in journalism He has been a farm operator for 15 years and spent 12 months researching the methods and techniques covered in this book No-till farming saves time, labor, fuel, and requires less equipment It increases soil organic matter, reduces erosion, boosts soil carbon sequestration Roughly 35% of large scale industrial farming uses chemical no-till methods Introduces scaled-down methods that are not reliant on chemicals Suitable for vegetable and flower growers farming less than an acre to a few acres or more Unlike industrial no-till, these methods are chemical-free and can be used for organic growing The author researched farmer-developed methods and interviewed leading no-till farmers to bring the benefits of cutting edge, no-till farming to natural, organic, and small farms Includes grower interviews and profiles to describe how various methods work These methods lower the barriers to beginning to farm because it drastically reduces equipment costs Intended Audience: market gardeners, small-scale farmers, ag-extension officers, homesteaders, people just starting out in farming, urban farmers