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Tour of Vermont Organic Farm Video

Bob visits with farmers Steve and Kerry and learns more about the agrarian way of life at the Cedar Mountain Farm at the Cobb Hill co-housing site. Steve and Kerry rely on their Norwegian Fjord horses for the majority of their cultivation but do have a tractor as a backup. They have 7 acres of farmland with 5 1/2 acres planted in vegetables and the rest is a cover crop allowing the land to lie fallow to rest and nutrify the soil. The farm is a CSA farm—community supported agriculture. Local people interact directly with the farmers buying a subscription for 22 weeks of vegetable deliveries in season. The farming is completely organic with soil fertility based mostly on composted horse and cow manure.



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Tour of Vermont Organic Farm

Bob visits with farmers Steve and Kerry and learns more about the agrarian way of life at the Cedar Mountain Farm at the Cobb Hill co-housing site. Steve and Kerry ...



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