By Kyle Holzhueter Originally posted on January 7, 2005 Editor’s Note: A shorter version of this article appears in the Jan./Feb. 2005 issue of PASA Passages, the newsletter of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (www.pasafarming.org) Imagine assembling a self-contained, … Continued
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Farms R Us? Part 1
By Mary-Howell Martens (with Klaas’ help!), Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on July 20, 2004 When our friend Sandy asked us in January to “franchise the design of our farm” onto his farm, that seemed like a crazy idea. After … Continued
Create a line-up that ensures healthy soil and earns a profit
By Mary-Howell Martens (with Klaas’ help!), Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on March 8, 2003 Back in the mid 1980’s, when I was working in the grape breeding program at Cornell University, I spent many weekends doing volunteer promotions for … Continued
What just one year can do for your organic farm
By Mary-Howell Martens (with Klaas’ help!), Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on November 4, 2002 Evening came early in late fall of 2001 on the Martens farm. You may not be able to see it, but there’s a clover cover … Continued