Cover crops are kind of a big deal in the organic farming world, and are becoming more widely used in conventional operations, as well. You may have heard of their benefits in “carbon sequestering,” a real buzz-topic of late, but the benefits of cover crops extend well beyond their ability to create, capture, and recycle carbon.

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: February 2023

Hello, again, and Happy New Year! We took a pause on our newsletter, as we didn’t have much in the way of “news” to share over the last few months. A bit of a winter hibernation felt fitting. Around November, after we finish packing all our winter squash for the season, our farm becomes pretty quiet as people take off for winter vacations and the fields are put to rest for the cold months ahead.