Soil Health Tools
From Grain on the Brain by Karen Klassen, Scott Beaton
April 20, 2023 · 44 min · Season 4 · Episode 4
About this episode
Scott interviews John Cote about his vegetable farming experience and insights on soil health.
Today Scott talks with John Cote who runs John Boy Farms near St. Agathe Manitoba. John shares about his experience growing vegetables for the local market and how and why he chose to focus on garlic. They also cover a few other topics such as soil health, cover crops and inputs.
People in this episode
Guest: John Cote
Topics covered
- soil health
- cover crops
- vegetable farming
- garlic
Keywords
- local market
- inputs
Mentioned in this episode
Products: garlic
Places: St. Agathe, Manitoba
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