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Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead

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On the Mad Farm, this is enacted through compost and especially the cover crops that occupy space on the gardens each season. It will be a good learning experience to see how nutrient carryover from winter killed covers compares with spring killed covers. Using cover crops at this scale is fun, it’s an adventure, and it’s practical.

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