Resources
This page will be periodically updated with resource links related to this research. If you would like to suggest a link, please email Rue Genger at rkgenger@wisc.edu.
Also see recordings of previous events, including farmer presentations, on our Events page.
Podcasts and farmer interviews
Kevin and Annelie share about their favorite low-tillage production systems and the Johnson-Su composting bioreactor they are trialing with the Land Stewardship Project.
Jimmy Bauman talks about his deep compost mulch system.
Liz shares the methods she and Curtis Weinrich use to reduce tillage on their vegetable and livestock operation.
"The No-Till Growers Podcast Network (formerly known as The No-Till Market Garden Podcast) is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers. It's also where you can hear everything else No-Till Growers produces."
Conference handouts
14 pages of detailed descriptions of on-farm reduced tillage systems from farmer-presenters Dylan Bruce (Circadian Organics), Liz Dwyer (Dancing the Land), Les Macare (Racing Heart Farm) and Lincoln Fishman (Sawyer Farms).
2024 Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference workshop on Climate Adaptation for Organic Vegetable Growers
Book recommendations from farmer partners
The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower's Guide to Ecological Market Gardening Paperback, Jesse Frost, Chelsea Green Publishing 2021
The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution: High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers, Andrew Mefferd, New Society Publishers 2019
No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture: Pesticide-Free Methods for Restoring Soil and Growing Nutrient-Rich, High Yielding Crops, Bryan O’Hara, Chelsea Green Publishing 2020
Regenerative Agriculture: A Practical Whole Systems Guide to Making Small Farms Work, Richard Perkins, 2020
Organic No-Till Farming: Advancing No-Till Agriculture, Crops, Soil, Equipment, Jeff Moyer, Acres USA 2011
Mycorrhizal Planet: How Symbiotic Fungi Work with Roots to Support Plant Health and Build Soil Fertility, Michael Phillips, Chelsea Green Publishing 2017
The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food, Steve Solomon, New Society Publishers 2013
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming Jean-Martin Fortier, New Society Publishers 2014
The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work, Ben Hartman, Chelsea Green Publishing 2015
The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables: More In-Depth Lean Techniques for Efficient Organic Production, Ben Hartman, Chelsea Green Publishing 2017