No Till Strategies for Soil Health – Virtual Field Day – 3 Farms in New Jersey

Healthy soils are living soils, and soils abundant with life sequester more carbon, infiltrate and hold more water, allow for greater root penetration, and resist erosion. Learn about how to evaluate your soil for indicators of health and life. Get to know three NJ farms and their farmers as they talk about their no till strategies/=. This workshop is part of an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG), a collaboration of NOFA/Mass, NOFA-NJ, and CT NOFA. Presented by Caro Roszell, NOFA/Mass Education Director, Soil Carbon Program Coordinator and CIG Project lead.

Part 1: September 30th Introduction to No Till at North Slope Farm, Morganics Family Farm, and Ironbound Cider Vegetable Farm in Lambertville, Hillsborough Township, and Asbury, New Jersey

Mike Rassweiler will speak about his favorable furrows approach to reducing tillage and the results for his market vegetables. Scott Morgan will discuss his tillage reduction efforts on his family grain farm— what’s working well and what is posing particular challenges, what equipment can be modified to avoid buying specialized no-till equipment, and more. Finally, Alec Gioseffi will speak about his efforts to establish an organic farm in a location that had not been cultivated in some time.  Video of the three farms will be followed by a roundtable discussion with all three farmers. Watch the Trailer.