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S3// Managing Cover Crops in the South w/ Shawn Jardnecik of Wild Hope Farm

The Summer Shorts Series (S3) is supported by.. you. Or, y’all. That’s it. No sponsors. We’re going to be nerding out over the Summer in our preparation for season three of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast and wanted to share some of these bonus conversations with you as a show of appreciation for the 400+ folks who support us through Patreon and the thousands of growers who tune-in on a weekly basis. Our work does not stop just because the growing season has started and we could all use some inspiration while we’re out in the field. If you get something out of what you hear today…

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Today, we catch up with Shawn Jardnicek of Wild Hope Farm to discuss the challenges and opportunities of managing cover crops in the South. He’s working not only with a challenging climate, but also a challenging scale at 12+ acres, and we talk about some of the lessons learned from the last year as well as some of the exciting trials going on at Wild Hope Farm.

Episode Four w/ Shawn Jardnicek
Wild Hope Farmsite
Wild Hope Instagram
Wild Hope Cover Crop Presentation (w/ slides)

Also, a couple of our favorite cover crop sources…

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (free eBook)
Green Cover Seeds