produce terraced using vertical tillage tools, tilling deeply and release the soil that allow root development and optimal health important in the culture. We weeding tools for personal use that enable better and more relief work for the person. We planted and transplanted in rows but defining a structure of three lines per patch work. Leave aisles between beds, making an arable area of \u200b\u200bmore than 75% of soil. We use vegetable crop associations between giving products in roots and leaves, for example. Also associate those short cycle with other long-cycle plant. Give a very good result with lettuce or spinach carrot, beans with quinoa, salads with radishes, among others. We have no major pest problems respecting and using these associations as barriers to other plant pests such as grain, fennel, native plants or aromatic of all kinds. We do not use heavy machinery like tractors for tillage or for clearing of native forest habitat. Are incorporated every year for crop land, doing everything manually without movement or displacement of land so we do not have a significant impact of perennial weeds or pests in the ecosystem of the farm. Sheep are our allies in maintaining such weeds. They are managed in a rotational system of plots, using the electric herdsman to keep within their limits. On the other hand, the manure of these are the solid fertilizer that we use. Laying hens turn grain into manure after composting time as in the case of sheep manure and waste from our kitchen we produce solid fertilizer from the farm base. Purin also use some plants like nettles or comfrey for specific moments in the crop.
Our production Consists
of using raised beds and the principles of vertical farming, which allows us a soft and deep soil. This enables the root systems to progress steadily and facilitates the crops reaching optimal health.
We weed solely with handheld tools, which allows for a better and more natural work experience. Our plants start via a process of seeding and planting starters in rows, finishing with structures consisting of three rows per working bed. We leave pathways between rows while still allowing a cultivable surface area of more than 75% of the worked land.
We use crop association between complimentary vegetables (which help ensures greater growth success). As an example, we pair root crops with leaf crops. We also use the associations of vegetables with short cycles and those with long cycles. We achieve great results pairing carrots with lettuces or chard, broad beans with quinoa, lettuces with radishes, among numerous others. Due to this mode of production we are able to avoid serious problems with insect blights. Additionally, grains, fennel, native plants and many aromatic herbs serve as barriers against insects.
We decline the use of heavy machinery (such as tractors) in our work, as well as for clearing native shrubs and trees. We prepare the land for cultivation year to year—doing everything manually without displacing the soil, and because of this, the ecosystem of the farm hasn’t seen significant weed infestation or insect blight.
Our sheep are allies in the weed maintenance. They are herded in a rotating system of parcels, using a series of electrical fences to keep them within bounds. Sheep manure is an excellent fertilizer, and one which we use in the gardens. The egg-laying chickens also convert grains into manure that after some time in the compost (similar to that of the sheep) mixing with our kitchen’s organic trash produces our solid fertilizer—the base of our farm.
We also use the purée of specific plants like nettles and consuelda to add nutrients to the gardens at important moments during the growing season.
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