Author

Kwame Afolabi

In Ithaca, New York, Kwame Afolabi, CCA, operates a diversified farm centered on soil health and small grains. He produces heritage wheat, flax, and rotational cover crops, while hosting seasonal workshops on hand harvesting. Afolabi studied agronomy at the undergraduate level and previously managed grain elevators and crop rotations on his family’s farm.

Is Spinosad Really Organic? Uses, Risks, and Facts
When to Plant Vetch for Cover Crops and Forage
When to Plant Cover Crops in Zone 6
When to Plant Cover Crops in Zone 5
How to Grow Crimson Clover as a Cover Crop
When to Plant Cover Crops in Zone 8
What Is Cereal Rye? From Grain to Cover Crop
What Is a Nurse Crop and How Does It Work?
When to Sow Buckwheat for Grain or Cover Crop
When Is the Best Time to Plant a Cover Crop?
When Is the Best Time to Plant a Clover Cover Crop?
How to Plant Cover Crops for Soil Health
When to Plant Cover Crops in Zone 7
What Makes a Plant Organic? From Soil to Harvest
How Does Permaculture Work? From Ethics to Techniques
How Does Crop Rotation Control Pests?
Why Does a Diversity of Crops Help the Soil?
What Is Fallow Land and Why Is It Important?
Does Ridge Planting Reduce Erosion?
What Is Minimum Tillage and How Does It Work?
What Is Regenerative Gardening and How Does It Work?
How to Start Regenerative Farming: A Step-by-Step Guide
What Are the Benefits of No-Till Farming?
What Is Reduced Tillage and How Does It Work?
Why Is Plowing Bad for Soil?
What Is Fallow Ground and Why Is It Important?
What Is Do Nothing Farming? The Natural Farming Method
What Is a Biodynamic Farm? The Core Principles
What Is Dry Farming? Principles, Techniques, and Crops
What Is Polyvarietal Cultivation and How Does It Work?