SARE Has Cover Crop Resources

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has identified four basic principles or approaches for maintaining and improving soil health:

• – Keep the soil covered as much as possible
• – Disturb the soil as little as possible
• – Keep plants growing throughout the year to feed the soil
• – Diversify crop rotations as much as possible, including cover crops

Want to know more? SARE has great resources on cover crops.