The No-Till Market Garden Podcast w/ Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm & Real Farmer Care

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… and onto our interview

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Today, we’re honored to have Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm on the podcast. We dig into what it was like growing up on what would become Four Season Farm, her arch back toward working alongside her father—the great Elliot Coleman—and the changes they made to make the farm more manageable. Of course, we get into the no-till techniques she uses in the high-tunnel, but Clara and Elliot use semi-regular tillage in the field. She articulates how important it is to not be dogmatic about our growing practices. Appropriate tillage is not necessarily a bad thing and can be used to great and practical effect when building soil. They have the soil to prove it! Last, we talk about her latest project, Real Farmer Care, and the importance of self-care as farmers.

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