More from Faithfull Farms: Flippin' Baby Greens, Productive Erosion Control Zones, & Farming Food Justice

Our main-man Josh Sattin made it our to FaithFull Farms and spent an afternoon with Howard Allen to get a rundown on the farm he operates on church land. Howard produces year-round down here in the South using only single layer tunnels and row cover. They go into the forth season basics of his setup and talk about the mission of the farm ministry and farmers roles as providers of food justice for their communities.

Meet Howard Allen of Faithfull Farms in Chapel Hill, NC. He is the steward of his church's land, growing vegetables for his local community. Faithfull Farms ...

Here’s more on Howard’s caterpillar-style tunnels. These are some of the best $/ft^2 tunnels we’ve seen and—in the South—can be four-season structures. You’ll probably see more like these in popping up on our respective farms farm. Shout out to Farmers Friend for some great hardware!

Howard Allen talks about the strategies he used to acquire and set up inexpensive high tunnels for his farm. Faithfull Farms Instagram @faithfullfarms - https://www.instagram.com/faithfullfarms/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/faithfullfarmsnc/ No-Till Growers Website - https://www.notillgrowers.com/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FarmerJesse Instagram @notillgrowers - https://www.instagram.com/notillgrowers/

Howard also takes us through the nuances of his no-till baby-greens bed-flip, something he does rather well and is usually a point of contention among no-till farmers and the practice. Really [no]diggin’ those interior hoops!

Howard Allen of Faithfull Farms talks about his low effort way of flipping beds of baby greens on his farm in Chapel Hill, NC. Faithfull Farms Instagram @fai...

Last, but not least, he explains his unique approach to dealing with water on a slope, particularly between the tunnels—which can shed a surprising amount of water during even a moderate rain event. Some of these we found so simple, but brilliant, we’ll be implementing on our own farms next year.

Howard Allen discusses how he uses wood chips in a buffer zone to manage rainwater running off from the tunnels. He also has a bed in this buffer zone to gro...

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