Benefits of Tarping for Organic Weed Control

Tarping is a very effective means of weed control on organic farms and can save time weeding in the fields later in the growing season. A silage tarp proves to be a great tool to prepare seed beds, facilitate the breakdown of leftover crop residue or cover crops and keep weeds at bay.

Hannah Breckbill and Emily Fagan operate Humble Hands Harvest, a worker-owned co-operative farm in Decorah, IA. In this video, Hannah discusses how they got started with tarping on their no-till vegetable farm, how they anchor tarps, timing, challenges, and numerous benefits of tarping to support the health and productivity of their farm.

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, under agreement number NR226114XXXXG004.