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… onto the show

This episode holds a dear place in our hearts here at No-Till Growers. Local permaculture and no-till OG legend—for us KY folks—Susana Lein of Salamander Springs joins us for a beautiful episode of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast. We talk about her introduction to permaculture in indigenous communities in Latin/South America, no-till as necessity on an inaccessible Appalachian ridge, the importance of leveling on contour, intensive cover cropping, and so much more. We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. Check the links below for all of the references made in the interview and sign up for Susana’s newsletter.

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Mentioned in the show…
Cornell “No-Till Relay Cropping” Article

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