Patti Armbrister Agrarian Food Web LLC and the WiseGrowerGuru.com a Regenerative Agriculture coaching service. Offering Hope & REAL Help for people.
13 videos • 41 views • by ReGenerative Gardening with Patti This video is for people to learn how to Start Growing a Garden Without a Tiller. Patti Armbrister the WiserGrowerGuru.com is a coaching service that specializes in helping people to grow healthy and nutritious food using regenerative agriculture practices with gardeners, market gardeners, organic farmers, ranchers, schools and composters. Regenerative agriculture is the next revolution beyond organic foods. Regenerative agriculture is a method of improving soil health. Working with nature and in nature's image, growers are able to reduce inputs, increase water holding capabilities, reduce nutrient runoff, reduce labor, and increase plant nutrient density. Regenerative agriculture is a way to grow food that is healthy enough for people to use it as medicine. Regenerative agriculture growers use 5 principles to grow healthy soils and food. Although every grower and farm is different and will look different the same principles are used to gain superior soil. The principles are: stop or reduce soil disturbance, keep a mulch or plant litter cover on the soil, plant diversity, keep a live plant in the system as long as possible, and livestock integration when possible. Using no-till or no-dig practice to not disturb the soil allows the soil food web (founded by Dr. Elaine Ingham) to have an intense symbolic relationship with the plants. When the soil is tilled the soil food web cannot deliver the following ecoservices to the tplants, nutrients, minerals, pest & disease protection, and water. To learn more visit WiseGrowerGuru.com and search Patti Armbrister for more videos. Other resources to learn more online Dr. Zach Bush, Gabe Brown, Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, Nicole Masters Soil Integrity, Richard Perkins Ridgedale Farm, Singing Frog Farm and the Agrarian Food Web can all be found on facbook.