Green Manures
Green manures might feel like a modern sustainable ag trend, but the idea isn’t new at all. Farmers in ancient Greece, Rome, and China were already turning grasses and wild plants back into the soil to keep fields productive . So this practice has been around for a couple thousand years — we’re simply bringing it back into the spotlight. So what exactly are green manures? Think of green manures as cover crops grown with the intention of feeding the soil instead of feeding people. Many of the...
