Tuesday, March 10th from 5:30–7 PM on Zoom

Imagine growing a cover crop at the same time as your vegetables. It’s possible! Come hear from five farmers and gardeners who are planting into year-round clover and grasses to increase their soil health and suppress weeds. A Q&A will follow!

About our presenters:

Lincoln Fishman grew vegetables and animals for nearly 20 years in Western MA. He now coordinates a network of thirty farms running on-farm trials in his role as Momentum Ag's Director.

Andrew Woodruff has been farming on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard for 45 years. He currently works as the regenerative consultant for the Island Grown Initiative’s food equity farm.

Tom Bryan teaches UW-Madison students about sustainable food systems while directing a 5-acre non-profit farm that serves local affordable housing units. He's a first-gen farmer who mostly doesn't know what he's doing, but fortunately he is ok making mistakes.

Piyush Labhsetwar is the farm manager at a community farm and garden called Grow Food Northampton in Western Mass. Piyush is also a research affiliate at Smith College and studies various ways of increasing living roots on our farmlands including agroforestry, perennial grains and living mulch.

Renee Ciulla leases farmland in Shelburne Falls and grows mixed veg, lots of garlic, seed crops and flowers. She is also a faculty member at the Stockbridge School of Ag and teaches courses related to Sustainable Food & Farming.

Born and raised in RI on a farm, John Eidson always had a passion for working with the land. He has grown hay and sod and is a dedicated cover cropper. John has been the Farm Manager at Sodco since 2010. John has innovated a unique system of vegetable production in a multi-species living mulch.

COST: FREE and open to all, registration required. Sign up on our website for the Zoom link!