Project Overview
FNE94-048
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1994: $5,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1994
Region: Northeast
State: Connecticut
Project Leader:
William Gnaizdoski
d.b.a. Echo Farms
Commodities
- Vegetables: cucurbits, tomatoes
Practices
- Production Systems: general crop production
Proposal summary:
I wish to show that municipal solid waste (leaf compost) can: -eliminate the need for tilling field crops -substantially reduce the amounts of fertilizers and water needed in field grown vegetable crops -substantially reduce the amounts of fertilizers and water needed for greenhouse food crops.
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