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Canceled! Clover Living Mulch Field Walk
Unfortunately, we have decided to CANCEL tomorrow’s field walk at Hampshire College Farm due to weather concerns. We will be in touch with information about a rescheduled event when details have been confirmed. We’re sorry about the cancelation. Thanks for your flexibility and your interest in this topic.
Please reach out with questions. We hope you’ll join us at the rescheduled event.
Join Lincoln Fishman from Momentum Ag and the farmers from Hampshire College Farm to learn about their Clover Living Mulch trials! Their practices include using a one-row strip tiller to create strips in crimped rye/white clover before planting squash and watermelon. They’ve also experimented with crimped and tarped rye, then broadcast white clover just before transplanting brassicas. We’ll talk equipment, timing and strategies.
Hampshire’s trials are part of Momentum Ag’s broader Clover Living Mulch trials across the Northeast. In 2024 we tracked 50 trials across 20 farms, and we’re doing the same this season. We’ll compare and contrast Hampshire’s strategies, struggles, and successes with what the larger group is finding. These techniques have the potential to scale up or down and work across a broad range of crops — we hope this field walk will be informative for growers at all scales, growers interested in strip-tillage and crimping generally, and growers interested in Clover Living Mulch.
In addition, Matthew Karas of the Hampden Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD) will demonstrate how farmers can analyze soil characteristics and better understand opportunities to improve their own soil health through the In-Field Soil Health Assessment (IFSHA) framework used by USDA Conservation Planners.
- Date: Thursday, July 31st, 5-7pm
- Location: Hampshire College Farm, 793 West Street, Amherst, MA
Please register here in advance. Contact Lincoln at Momentum Ag with questions.