[Veganic Agriculture Network]

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Promoting plant-based farming and gardening throughout North America

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Thursday 26 June 2008

Glascott Farm

Markdale, Ontario

Formerly using pigs as part of their biodynamic farming, Glascott Farm in Ontario is in the transition process to veganic agriculture. > continue

Saturday 14 June 2008

Released June 13th ’08, Melanie Dabovich from the Associated Press wrote an article about the veganic agriculture movement in North America. Interviewing Ron Khosla from Huguenot Street Farm in New York, Don Bustos from Santa Cruz Farm in New Mexico, and Stephane Groleau from the Veganic Agriculture Network, the journalist decribes the farmers’ motivations for farming veganically, and the direction of the veganic movement in North America. > continue

Saturday 14 June 2008

Green Manure

This article on green manures is currently being translated from French to English. If you would like to help us with translation for the website, please contact us.

In the meantime, check out the Vegan Organic Network’s practical guide to green manures, available for download as a PDF on their website.

Les Grecs enfouissaient des fèves des marais; les Romains cultivaient le haricot et le lupin pour amender le sol; les Chinois connaissaient la valeur fertilisante du gazon et des adventices [1]. La culture d’engrais vert ne date pas d’hier. Formidable pour améliorer la fertilité des sols, une utilisation intensive des engrais verts peut même éliminer le besoin d’importer des fertilisants (compost, fumier, farines animales). D’ailleurs, le terme anglais « green manure » est très révélateur puisque s’il signifie littéralement « fumier vert ».

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Saturday 14 June 2008

Overview of plant-based techniques

The Vegan Organic Network’s information sheet, Propagation and Fertilisers, gives an overview of plant-based techniques to maintain soil fertility, and can be downloaded as a PDF from their website. This detailed introduction is a useful guide for farmers and gardeners. It includes information (...) > continue

Sunday 29 June 2008

Unexpected Farm

Watkins Glen, New York

Farmers Bill and Linda have 65 acres of land in Watkin’s Glen, New York. Most of the land is uncultivated, leaving natural spaces and habitats for wildlife. They farm about 3 acres of the land, and have used veganic practices since they began farming in 2001. On a separate part of their holding (...) > continue