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Organic No-Till

Enhancing Soil Quality and Biological Pest Management in Vegetable Production on a Sandy Tidewater Soil

This workshop was originally offered on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at Dayspring Farm in King and Queen County, near West Point, VA.

The presenters were:

  • Dr. Ron Morse, Professor of Horticulture at Virginia Tech, principal investigator in organic no-till vegetable production research.
  • Brinkley Benson, graduate student working with Dr. Morse on farmsacping for biological pest management.
  • Charlie Maloney, vegetable grower and Community Supported Agriculture manager at Dayspring Farm
  • Mark Schonbeck, researcher and consultant in organic and sustainable agriculture.
  • Andy Hankins, VA Extension Specialist in Alternative Crops and Sustainable Agriculture.

Click here to see a short photo-documentary of this event ...





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