First Light Farm & Learning Center
  • Home
  • Our Farm
    • Our Farming Practices
  • Meet the Farmers
  • Participate
    • CSA
    • U-Pick
    • Mini Farm Program
    • Workshare Program
    • Educational Programs
    • Fall Events
  • Invest in a Sustainable Future
  • Recipes
  • Blog
  • Farming Books, Articles, & Videos
  • Contact Us
  • Online Store
  • Home
  • Our Farm
    • Our Farming Practices
  • Meet the Farmers
  • Participate
    • CSA
    • U-Pick
    • Mini Farm Program
    • Workshare Program
    • Educational Programs
    • Fall Events
  • Invest in a Sustainable Future
  • Recipes
  • Blog
  • Farming Books, Articles, & Videos
  • Contact Us
  • Online Store
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

Blog

3/8/2020 0 Comments

Try Cover Cropping!

Picture
Focus on Sustainability: Cover Cropping
Although we’re just beginning to propagate and plant for our u-pick and CSA programs, we’re also thinking about preparing for summer and early fall plantings of cover crops as part of our commitment to soil health and vitality.

There are three main ways to improve your soil health: grow cover crops, mulch the surface with biodegradable mulches, and/or dig in organic soil amendments (such as compost, grass clippings, rotted manure or wood chips).  At First Light Farm, we love planting cover crops for the green biomass they create as well as their ability to fix nitrogen into the soil.

During the summer, we love to use buckwheat as a cover crop. It’s fast growing (it can grow 2’ high in less than 30 days), chokes out invasive weeds like bindweed (which we have at our farm), and also attracts bees. They love the flowers! You can try planting buckwheat in your garden if you have a place where you’ve struggled to get ahead of noxious weeds.  Ask us if you’re interested in trying some buckwheat in your garden!  We’re here to help!
 -- Farmer Jane

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2020
    September 2018
    June 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.