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Sign up for 2011!

Abbe Hills Farm CSA near Mt. Vernon, Iowa, opened the 2011 season on Monday, June 6, and Thursday, June 9, but it's not too late to join.  Plenty of season remains.
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To find out what's happening at Abbe Hills Farm CSA, or what it was like at this time in previous years, read the Newsletters. 

Living Soil

Photo of woman in the field at Abbe Hills Farm in Mount Vernon, IowaThe most basic component of a sustainable and healthy farm is healthy, rich soil with a living soil food web.Creating and maintaining healthy soil is Laura's primary job as the farmer. To hold that fantastic soil in place, all of the crop ground on Abbe Hills Farm is farmed using soil conserving practices like contour farming and minimal tillage. Cover crops grown in rotation with the primary crops also minimize soil erosion, plus keep plant nutrients in the topsoil where they can be available to crops, and help build soil organic matter and feed the soil food web. Insect pests and crop diseases on the farm are managed with resistant varieties, crop rotation, and biological diversity throughout the farm. Manure, compost, and some purchased fertilizer are used to supply plant nutrients for the gardens and the crops.