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No Till for Small Scale Vegetable (and flower) Farms 

Web:

notillgrowers.com blog and podcast (The No-Till Market Garden Podcast)
“Climate Resilient Organic Vegetable Production", Google Group
bionutrient.org Bionutrient Food Association video archive of conference workshops
soilfoodweb.com Dr. Elaine Ingham from basic overview of how the soil food web works to a consultant training program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOYGTYOxDe0 How to take a worm count https://www.youtube.com/user/urbanfarmercstone Curtis Stone YouTube Channel 

Books:

The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution: High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers Andrew Mefferd, New Society Publishers 2019 
No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture: Pesticide-Free Methods for Restoring Soil and Growing Nutrient-Rich, High Yielding Crops Bryan O’Hara, Chelsea Green Publishing 2020
Regenerative Agriculture: A Practical Whole Systems Guide to Making Small Farms Work Richard Perkins, 2020
Organic No-Till Farming: Advancing No-Till Agriculture, Crops, Soil, Equipment Jeff Moyer, Acres USA 2011
Mycorrhizal Planet: How Symbiotic Fungi Work with Roots to Support Plant Health and Build Soil Fertility, Michael Phillips, Chelsea Green Publishing 2017
The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food, Steve Solomon, New Society Publishers 2013  
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming Jean-Martin Fortier, New Society Publishers 2014
The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work, Ben Hartman, Chelsea Green Publishing 2015
The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables: More In-Depth Lean Techniques for Efficient Organic Production, Ben Hartman, Chelsea Green Publishing 2017


Farms... These farms either have lots of information about their growing practices posted on their website, videos on YouTube, and/or offer classes on how to replicate their systems:

Clay Bottom Farm, Goshen, IN claybottomfarm.com
Seeds of Solidarity Farm, Orange MA seedsofsolidarity.org
Ridgedale Farm, Sweden ridgedalepermaculture.com
Neversink Farm, Claryville, NY neversinkcourses.com
Singing Frogs Farm, Sebastopol, CA singingfrogsfarm.com
JM Fortier, Quebec CAN themarketgardener.com 
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Tools/Supplies:

Soil Testing: loganlabs.com, midwestlabs.com, agresourceconsulting.com
Fungal inoculant: we use Bio-Organics (but that’s one of many out there, just make sure you get something with several varieties of endomycorrhizal spores
Bulk compost: delivered Compost Cowsmo cowsmocompost.com
Nolt’s Produce Supply: Landscape fabric, 8” fabric staples
Blain’s Farm and Fleet: Silage Tarps, (best price, pick up in store)
Broadforks: johnnyseeds.com, meadowcreature.com
Single handle broadfork: roebuckfarm.com/the-roebuck-fork
Hand tools (bed rake, Jang and Earthway seeders, scuffle hoes, Tilther): johnnyseeds.com
Paper Pot Transplanter and seed starting supplies: 
smallfarmworks.com WI based supplier (they also cary non-chain paper pots)
paperpot.com (also carries Jang seeder and double disc opener)

BCS Flail Mower, Power Harrow: BCSamerica.com , find a BCS dealer to save on shipping

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