Practical No-Till Farming

A Quick and Dirty Guide to Organic Vegetable and Flower Growing

By: Andrew Mefferd

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eBook | 1 November 2022

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Do less, produce more, and grow soil that feeds crops using chemical-free, organic no-till methods

Andrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming.

Yet there are many ways to do no-till, including mulching with compost, cardboard, straw, silage tarps, and more. Plus plenty of conflicting advice on how to get started.

Practical No-Till Farming is here to help, sorting the wheat from the chaff and the horse manure from the plastic mulch. Coverage includes:

How to assess your farm for no-till options considering climate, soil, and crop selection
Assessment of common no-till methods, including pros and cons, materials, and the relative costs
A decision-making matrix for choosing the most appropriate methods for your context
How-to for each no-till method, including what to do and when
Dealing with bindweed, symphylans, and other difficult weeds and pests
Maximizing productivity of no-till beds
Special coverage of both organic vegetable and flower no-till market farming

About the Author

Andrew Mefferd is the editor of Growing for Market magazine and author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution and The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower's Handbook. He spent seven years in the research department at Johnny's Selected Seeds, traveling internationally consulting with researchers and farmers on the best practices in organic farming. Before that he worked on the research farm at Virginia Tech, doing field work researching how organic no-till vegetable production compared to tilled organic production. He has worked on farms in Pennsylvania, California, Washington State, Virginia, Maine, and New York State. He now farms in Cornville, Maine.