Are you looking to increase or improve your organic growing methods? Join UMass Extension and NOFA/Mass as we review and elaborate on growing organically and up to certification standards!

In this session, Gideon Porth, the owner of Atlas Farm, will share his experiences growing transplants with different systems as he has scaled up over the last 20 years, troubleshooting issues common in certified organic seedling production such as potting mixes, fertilizers, and pest control. Currently the farm has a large seedling production greenhouse with automatic watering, requiring a high degree of uniformity of the transplants trays to be successful. Over the years they have honed their greenhouse seeding techniques to include an automated tray filler, vacuum seeders, and a home-made vermiculite seed topping conveyor. With this system, three workers can fill and seed up to 200 trays per hour.

This event is free and lunch is provided.