Sessions
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Integrating Biodynamic Principles in a Market Garden
Jeff Poppen, Barefootfarmer
Friday · 1:00 pm–4:30 pm
A well designed garden can be inviting, interesting, and enchanting, along with efficiently producing large crops. I’ll explain composting, cover crops, remineralizing, tilling, mulching, and using the biodynamic preparations. Besides practical information about drainage,…
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Watering Without Irrigation
Jeff Poppen, Barefootfarmer
Sunday · 2:15 pm–3:30 pm
Recent scientific research augments traditional dry land farming practices that have allowed us to produce large vegetable crops for 30 years without irrigation. I’ll explain how we create and use the combination of key…
For 30 years Jeff’s been growing a large market garden (2-10 acres) and intensively grazing 40 head of cattle. Pioneering biodynamic methods in Tennessee, he’s written four books, numerous articles, and produced 100 PBS episodes. Thousands of people have visited the farm or heard him lecture, hundreds have received mentorship or consultations, and he loves nothing more than to talk about farming and gardening.