Milpa Planting
Use Soil Health to Feed Your Neighbors
Use Soil Health to Feed Your Neighbors
Milpa Planting is a project using soil health concepts to build communities. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate soil health benefits while building community connections. Learn more about milpa mix and milpa gardens from Green Cover Seed.
We have four initial plantings for 2021: an irrigated one-acre milpa planting near Clearwater, and milpa spots at Friends University, Garden Plain High School, and KANSEL. Green Cover Seed influenced another almost one-acre milpa planting in the Goddard area.
Our advisor is Ryan Speer, NACD Soil Health Champion, who has planted milpa the past four years. Read about him in Green Cover Soil Health Resource Guide, Seventh Edition, Page 42.
The Milpa Planting Project is funded by a Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Conservation, Water Resources(WR) On-Farm Trial grant.
We have four initial plantings for 2021: an irrigated one-acre milpa planting near Clearwater, and milpa spots at Friends University, Garden Plain High School, and KANSEL. Green Cover Seed influenced another almost one-acre milpa planting in the Goddard area.
Our advisor is Ryan Speer, NACD Soil Health Champion, who has planted milpa the past four years. Read about him in Green Cover Soil Health Resource Guide, Seventh Edition, Page 42.
The Milpa Planting Project is funded by a Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Conservation, Water Resources(WR) On-Farm Trial grant.
Who is invited to participate?Everyone! You can grow, harvest, distribute, prepare, consume or promote milpa plantings.
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How can I participate?Sign up on our contributor form below.
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Funding for this project is provided by the KDA Division of Conservation.
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