Living Soil Market Gardening Tips

Technical articles - Living soil agronomy

Here are some testimonials from farmers in Living Soil Market Gardening, who were asked in 2017 the question: "If you had to do it again?"...

Ferme de la Mare des Rufaux

"I would organize the fruit tree planting differently, so that varieties that mature at the same time are in the same area. This would facilitate, among other things, the harvest management.
I would immediately standardize the bed sizes, walkways, to simplify the organization of tarps, nets…
Networking, not isolating oneself, documenting and training on the field."

Ferme du bois de l'Ermitage

"We would start more slowly, to avoid emergency plowing and binding commitments. The rest, we keep.
Anticipate expenses even for a small project, get training, network."

Les Légumes sur l'Aure

"We would go directly into MSV, without buying the rototiller, saving thanks to easier time management, without soil preparation. Handling the tarps remains a bit difficult, you choose your constraints...
Take the time to think, not set up alone, it helps morally and physically to be partnered."

Le Potager des Saveurs

"I would have put more area directly into MSV and the bed lengths would also have been planned homogeneously right away.
I would not have buried the tarps of my greenhouses."

"I would design my beds with smaller paths, because not using the spreader, I don't need space to turn around. This would reduce the maintenance with the mower of the paths and thus the weed growth of perennials at the edges of beds."

Ferme du Château

"Be as much as possible attentive to everything life and nature constantly show us and try to take it into account in our practices."

Le Jardin des Peltier

Daniel :

"Less diversification in vegetables at the start. I would keep the aspect of a progressive installation for increasing surfaces, clientele, investments.
Do not hesitate to amend with OM, set up progressively to avoid heavy loans and have time to know your soil, learn vegetable growing, adapt your equipment to gain peace of mind."

François :

"I would be more effective on soil rebuilding, to have a secured production from the start and be able to invest more serenely at the beginning.
Get training, have good experience in market gardening beforehand.
If you want to invest, set up on living soils (meadow) and do everything to reduce weed control costs."

Ferme de la Sauvagère

"We would do the same again, we had the possibility to take our time to think about the project and observe the land, few things need to be questioned for now. We still need to improve on lettuce planning.
Beware of advice given too quickly by people, without putting it back into context. Something that works somewhere will not necessarily work elsewhere, there are only particular cases. Always think according to your personal situation both in terms of your soil and your goals."