No-Till Market Gardening Intensive: Tools and Techniques For Vital Crops and Healthier Soils

Learn techniques for intensively growing vegetables using no-till practices on a commercial scale from long-time farmers Jen and Pete Salinetti of Woven Roots Farm. Jen and Pete have managed their diversified vegetable farm for over 15 years using inexpensive, low-tech tools. Their system has built a soil with incredible structure, water-holding capacity, and the soil life needed to grow nutrient-dense crops. They’ve been able to do so all while reducing the use of fossil fuels and compaction associated with tractor equipment.

During this day-long workshop we’ll learn the fundamentals of their no-till system. including detailed information and hands-on demos on:

• Understanding the principles of soil health
• Fertility: what amendments to use, when to add them, and how they’re incorporated
• Transplant production and direct-seeding into no-till beds
• Bed preparation
• How to transition a bed to a new crop within 24 hours
• Controlling annual and perennial weeds
• Tips for growing the healthiest transplants
• Pathway management
• Irrigation and reducing water use
• Inexpensive season extension techniques
• Proper use and maintenance of essential tools