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Tour Sustainable Farms Saturday
Nebraska Ag Connection - 07/28/2016
Please join Community Crops and The Center For Rural Affairs this Saturday for a farm tour and field day of two sustainably focused farms in south east Nebraska.
The tour will begin at Jones Produce. Jones Produce is owned and operated by Justin G. Jones in the rolling hills near Crete. He strives to build soil organically and to encourage biodiversity on the farm, with an eye toward productivity, stability, and natural pest
control. Justin will discuss his cover cropping strategies and go over some basic in-field soil tests to evaluate water infiltration, soil structure, and soil texture.
After Jones Produce, the field day will continue at Robinette Farms. Robinette Farms, owned and operated by Alex McKiernan and Chloe Diegel, is a diversified, commercial, small-scale, family farm in Martell. They grow over 80 varieties of vegetables on 5
acres without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. Chloe will discuss greenhouse management in the summer and strategies for how to keep temperatures regulated in order to keep your plants happy.
Registration for this event is free. Please Register for at: https://communitycrops.z2systems.com/eventReg.jsp?event=1523&
If you would like to carpool, the tour will depart from Community Action, 210 O St, Lincoln at 9 a.m. We will return to Community Action no later than 3 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Please contact matt@communitycrops.org with any
questions.
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