Tag: no till farming
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A Ten Year Plan for the Farm
With brutally cold temperatures this week, there’s not too much going on at the farm, which gives us time to reflect on long term goals. What might things look like 10 years from now, and what are we doing right now to work towards that goal? I should emphasize up front that the title of…
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An Ode To Garlic
In the bitter cold of February, it is the lone brave soul daring to pop out of the ground through the snow and ice. It powers through the spring, always the biggest and greenest member of the garden through May, usually at least a foot higher than all other growth. Then, the relentless heat of…
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2024 Farm Updates: Final Thoughts on Spring Planting
It’s been a while since our last blog post. Chalk it up to a very busy push to get lots and lots of plants in the ground ahead of the start of market season! Our first CSA shares go out next Friday, and our first Farmers Market (the Ligonier Country Market) opens the day after…
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How to Direct Seed Vegetables Like a Pro
If you’ve been following us here at Good Dirt Farm, you probably know that we start the majority of our crops indoors using soil blocks. While that is accurate, some crops aren’t suited to soil blocks for one reason or another. Certain crops need to be sewn very thickly, while others are large-seeded. And then…
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My Best Friend the Stirrup Hoe
A heavy rain fell all day yesterday, and this morning the garden beds are speckled with bright green weeds vying for life in my good dirt. A dismaying sight for me, but in situations like this, there’s always someone who has my back. He (yes, he) is always ready for battle, he never takes a…