The maintenance of soil fertility is a key component of organic farming and can be broadly defined as the ability of the soil to support the productivity of the system.
This Organic Soil Fertility Maintenance programme will teach you the skills required for the protection and, if possible, improvement of soil physical condition so that the soil supports healthy plants and soil-dwelling organisms.
The central concept of soil fertility in organic systems is the use of legume-based multi-annual rotations together with the judicious use of on-farm manures.