Fertility Strategies for Organic Vegetables - Illinois

Posted October 2009

November 4, 2009
1:00 pmto4:00 pm

Join fellow farmers and university specialists at Growing Home’s Les Brown Memorial Farm in La Salle County, Illinois, for an in-depth look at their soil fertility management strategies and practices. Larry O’Toole will discuss his use of cover crops, rotations, tillage and purchased inputs on this 10-acre farm. Growing Home grows certified organic produce at three sites (two in Chicago) for CSA, wholesale and farmers’ market customers. University staff will be on hand to discuss the results of a survey of organic growers and their fertility management, and to help answer questions. Please join us!

Vegetable Storage Crops Workshop

Learn how to extend your marketing season by growing and selling winter storage crops like carrots, beets, winter squash, cabbage, potatoes, onions, garlic and more. This workshop will be held on December 4 in Hudson and December 11 in Madison. For details, see the workshop flyer. Hope to see you there!

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