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Farm Photo of the Week
May 16, 2005
Photo by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
Ayrshire Farm
Bill Dow
Pittsboro, NC
This photo highlights the diversity found on Chatham's small farms. Lettuce, fennel, and greens are intercropped with crimson clover, a cool-season cover crop that improves the soil, provides nutrients to the crops, and serves as beneficial insect habitat. Bill Dow builds biodiversity into his cropping system as an important part of his organic approach to farming.
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This page last updated August 17, 2008.
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