This session will feature two organic vegetable growers who are making no-till systems work – one on a hand-scale farm, the other using mechanization. Kristyn is producing one acre of organic specialty Korean vegetables, herbs and seed crops at Sunol Ag Park. Will is in the sixth year of developing a mechanized no-till system on five acres, where he utilizes cover crops, a roller crimper, solarization, and innovative modified equipment.
Track and Session Info
Track:
Production / Tools / Equipment
Session:
F | 3:30 pm
Date and Location
Date:
Mon, Oct 16, 2017
Location:
Merrill
Day:
Friday
Presenter(s):
Will Allen
Title:
Will Allen
Presenter Affiliation:
Cedar Circle Farm
Kristyn Leach
Title:
Kristyn Leach
Presenter Affiliation:
Namu Farm
Bio:
Kristyn Leach runs the organic Namu Farm in partnership with the restaurant Namu Gaji in San Francisco, owned by three brothers with a Korean background. Since 2012, Leach has grown vegetables and herbs, particularly heirloom Korean produce, for the neighborhood bistro. An avid seed saver, Leach practices traditional peasant farming methods popular in her birth place. She began Namu Farm at the Sunol AgPark, home to small-scale farmers growing crops on the urban fringe. In 2018, Leach moved her operation to Winters. Her Second Generation seed line is a collaboration with Kitazawa Seed Company, a 103 year old business based in Oakland. She is a member of the Asian American Farmers Alliance and active in community efforts to empower farmers of color.
