Project Overview
FNE06-590
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2006: $3,885.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Region: Northeast
State: New Hampshire
Project Leader:
Mary Ellen Sheehan
South Village Garden
Commodities
- Vegetables: broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, brussel sprouts
Practices
- Animal Production: grazing - rotational
- Crop Production: cover crops, fallow, intercropping
- Education and Training: display, on-farm/ranch research, workshop
- Farm Business Management: agricultural finance
- Production Systems: general crop production
- Soil Management: soil analysis
- Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
Proposal summary:
Bindweed control for small-scale organic growers poses particular challenges, since these growers may not have a full complement of tillage equipment or long-term land tenure. This project will compare several weed-management strategies in terms of cost, effectiveness, time, and impacts on soil structure and ecological processes while allowing for continued crop production. Outreach will be through field days, newsletters, workshops, articles, and conferences.
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