Episode 123: Breaking Traditions in Dry Climates with Keith Morter

[@outlander330cc]

For anyone wondering the seed saving presentation mentioned can be found as "How and why we save seeds - John Kempf" on the channel Sustainable Development Solutions. I'm one of those people who follows John into the far corners of the internet. 😂

[@4given-c5h]

Excellent insights gentleman. Particularly appreciate your seed treating with worm juice. Thank you both so much!!

[@inigomontoya8943]

So much wisdom here but what John says at 1:10:00 is especially true.

[@hglatGAIA]

This is so interesting. I just found out about John Kempf by listening to his interview with Kennedy and decided to check him out. I just substitute the word PLANT OR CROP for Human and regeneration farming could apply to both at t his stage of the game. I shall listen to all the other podcasts and learn what I can. Thank you both so much. I am not a farmer but I have a tiny Housing Association triangle of land with terrible sandy soil yet still I attempt to grow roses and herbs. It's hard work so am hoping to learn something on this channel. Amen to that!

[@pennynealeigh6557]

Thanks for your great post.

[@jerryschulz5074]

This area along with much of Eastern Washington used to use cows on the fallow acres to cut down tillage passes.

[@JohnMarsing]

Where in Oregon is this? Ion?

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Yes, Ione. My great grandpa homesteaded a wheat farm in Ritzville in 1896. I’m going to forward this to my family who still farm it.

[@patmallon4920]

@@C.Hawkshaw I Live in Hermiston

[@patmallon4920]

Kieth, would you be interested in someone grazing a cover crop? My thought is to work with Green Cover Seeds to create a diverse cover suited to our area

[@KeithMorter-f5l]

Ione

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Great talk!

[@tinfoilhatscholar]

Interesting spacing on the wheat planting

[@jontaylor1365]

Blue cornflower is centaurea cyanus is a common weed in cereal crops (hence its name). I use it a lot in cover crop mixes. Here in north German it is also winter hard. It's not small though. It's a tall deep rooted herb.

[@patmallon4920]

I’ve had the same thought on flooding with the Umatilla River. We’ve lost the water infiltration in the Blue mountains and foothills and now we have this