NEW
FARM UPDATE:
Contaminated hay mulch knocks out crops at
Waterpenny Farm
Posted July 13, 2007: We covered the success
of Rachel Bynum and Eric Plaksin in negotiating land access
in a January story Young
farmer couple and established landowner explore innovative land
access with trust, hard work and patience in Old Virginia.
They learned last month that herbicide residue on hay mulch
damaged many of their vegetable plots. They’ve cancelled
two months of CSA deliveries and cut back on their farmers’
market selling, but will continue marketing produce from unmulched
fields. Some 60 people, including several of their CSA members,
helped to remove 25 tons of wet hay from 3.5 acres of their
farm.
Upshot: Know all there is to
know about hay, manure or compost you import onto your farm.
And help your neighbors when things go wrong.
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