Farm Journal

In subtle and blatant ways, farmers are professionally discounted and personally discouraged. I adamantly believe agriculture can be a rewarding, and healthy full time career.  By writing about my work and sharing my progress, I hope to show how organic farms and farmers enrich and strengthen the communities they serve. ~April 

 
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Joyful Farming is:

  • aligning life, land, and community

  • believing in power and possibility

  • restoring health and home

  • nurturing relationships

  • honoring abundance and vocation

  • celebrating creativity and change

“I love your newsletter. The produce is so delicious, but the spirit of the farm lives in how you both communicate with us. So grateful for you all.”

— April Joy Farm CSA Member

Cover Cropping | Part 3
CSA Notes, Nourishing Bites April Thatcher CSA Notes, Nourishing Bites April Thatcher

Cover Cropping | Part 3

Cover crops can play a big role in supporting these guiding principles of soil management and successfully integrating cover crops into your gardening or farming system means thinking through three main elements: type, timing and techniques. I previously covered the types of cover crops and now it’s time to focus on timing.

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Cover Cropping | Part 2
CSA Notes, Nourishing Bites April Thatcher CSA Notes, Nourishing Bites April Thatcher

Cover Cropping | Part 2

The plant species you use in your cover crop mix is a crucial decision. We always start at square one– and you can too. Square one is: What is it exactly you are trying to accomplish? Planting stuff to feed the soil because April said it was a good idea isn’t an appropriate answer!

You need to be very clear about your goals.

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Community Voices

 

 
Your writing is superb, April! Profound, insightful, clear, honest and generous - like you. I always find some wisdom to share with the kids or illumination of my own journey. Thank you.
— Beth