I used to be convinced that no-till gardening would solve all of my many problems. I’m still very interested, but now feel that tillage has it’s place, particularly in the establishment of new beds in rough ground. New beds that will eventually be transitioned into reduced tillage/no-till systems, which is our plan for much of our field. We were given a beautiful thirty year old tiller last summer, and yesterday, right after I spent a pleasant hour working on the tiller, an important piece of metal, responsible for holding the carburator and air filter onto the engine, broke. We’re going to replace the broken part, but this tiller is going to enter semi-retirement and become a backup machine, as we’ve decided to purchase a new (used) tiller we’ve been considering purchasing for some time.
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What will you grow in these fields?
Milan – We’re growing vegetables for our own use and for our community supported agriculture program.