NO-TILL GROWING PAINS (WITH VIDEO).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdxtAIUCagAs I’ve been talking about blabbing on about in recent videos, we are transitioning our farm to a no-till system of market farming—one that is not just ecologically sound, but profitable for our family farmstead. And I know it’s possible, because I’ve seen it—MAKING A LIVING OFF A NO-TILL FARM IS A THING.But in our first few experiments we have already found that getting to the point when you can simply shove a transplant into the ground without working the soil and be on your way is no simple task. Or, at least, not with our materials.I’m finding a lot of nuance to this work and a little bit of failure. That’s to be expected, as we are easing into this no-till system very slowly, but where I am struggling the most is with direct seeding.Figuring out how to direct seed is the biggest challenge right now. This is primarily because our compost is clunky, making it hard or nearly impossible to run the seeder through when the compost is piled onto a bed (as we’ve been trying to do).Our options then are to seed directly into the soil, which is too hard (for now) to do without some sort of soil work (thus the reason a lot of “no till” farmers use some sort of tilthing tool); we can not seed anything at all, only growing crops that can be transplanted (so no carrots and thus no way); or we can use better compost. Finding it is hard, though. I’ve tried. I could put the compost on earlier, and maybe that will work, just not right now when I need it. Or I can sorta make better compost, but not without a tractor or renting a Bobcat (which I could do, come to think of it). But for the moment, this is my struggle.Anyway, watch the video and send your ideas, thoughts, prayers.Also please subscribe to our YouTube and hit the little bell next to the subscribe button so you get our updates! You rock.-Jesse