Headline : In This Year’s Garden, Don’t ‘Dig It.’ ‘Regen It.’

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I can still recall all of the hours spent in my grandparents’ garden like it was yesterday. It was a sacred place to them, but it was just a place to burn off energy and get dirty for me. It never really seemed like work because they made gardening rewarding, educational, and challenging.

Both of my grandparents are still involved and instrumental in the garden planning every year, even though they are in their mid 80s. Now I believe it's my turn to make gardening rewarding, educational, and challenging for them. My years of rabbit-hole diving and hands-on experimenting in the garden have taken me on a new path regarding how I would like to see our garden managed for the most nutrient-dense product, using the least amount of manual labor, all while improving the plot of land it is on. This is important to me as I now have children of my own and I want them to have a connection with where their food comes from and how it is produced.

Because some might say I’m “just a hobby farmer” or suggest “you can't feed the world with that approach,'' I would like to point out that the practices we are implementing are no different than the thousands of acres we consult on. But it is true that I don't want to feed the world. I'd rather focus on my family and local community first. Yes, production yield is important, but so too is the quality and nutritional component of the end product.

I firmly believe that the quality of the soil aggregate is a true sign that good soil health practices are being implemented. Excessive soil disturbance seems to be a standard practice in most gardens. Maybe it's the desire to have a silky-smooth surface left after a roto-tiller pass, or perhaps it's just the fear of neighbors passing judgment on a sloppy or lazy gardener. The reality is the amount of tillage done in most gardening systems starts a huge ripple effect, resulting in extra work for the season and for years to come.

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