Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine. Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. The drill] made a huge difference.

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Grain Farming Farming Orchard 102

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Johnson added trees to grazing land to create silvopastures, enhanced existing windbreaks and planted a micro-orchard with fruit and nut trees. In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. Tucker Gretebeck planting trees on All Season Farm.

Acre 111

Acre Farming Farming Pasture 111

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The company composts all fruit scraps, tea, herbs, cultures, and paper towels while also saving over 1,100 gallons of water per day through their recapture system. The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. Boochcraft, United States Boochraft produces kombucha, an alcoholic fermented tea.

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Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 121