The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode, we visit with Patrick Sullivan of Ananda Gardens (https://www.anandagardens.com) to talk about how he uses compost on his no-till market farm.
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Chapters
1:45 Overview of heavily mulching
4:11 Distributing the compost
11:15 Tractor use and solarizing
18:21 Biggest take away of using this system
24:59 Annual cost of compost
27:24 Labor reduction benefit
29:56 Making your own compost
35:27 Setting up your farm from the start
39:49 Final thoughts
Recommended Books
No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture by Brian O’Hara
The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution: High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers
Follow Ananda Gardens
Website: https://www.anandagardens.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anandagardens
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ananda_gardens/
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