the inflexibility of monocultures will be their undoing.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. Yeah, some classes on smaller farming techniques would have been great

I've developed a rake using wooden dowel rods cut and fitted to it to put in rows and the small burm on the low side to keep seeds and seedling from washing out. Instead of raking each row then going back and putting in the burm this saves time. I can attach it to the back of a small tractor, with a weight on top, and slowly pull it.

I have made a PVC pipe seeder that you can use to plant small areas standing up. It also can plant small seedlings and onion starts.

I've found a source for 12ft x 4in aluminum boards that are perfect for holding down biodegradable sheet mulches. I only have to buy them once and they are lightweight and easy to handle unlike sand bags and bricks. They stop weeds and scare the birds and bugs because they are shiny. I use to cut them to size but now have a source that does it for me. I have never had any of them fly off in the wind even with gusts up to 80 mpr. They stack up easily when not in use.

But since my wife of 37 years passed away in October, I have given up farming. Not sure if I will ever go back to it.