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No-till gardening gains ground in urban plots and permaculture
The piece follows Washington DC urban gardeners Teresa Savarino and Marguerite Pridgen as they switch to no-till methods backed by thick straw mulch and compost. It notes fewer weeds, less watering, and higher yields after several years, with plots across Glover Park Newark Street Lederer Gardens and local community plots.
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Glover Park
Washington
Teresa Savarino
Omar Hopkins
Sylvia
Permaculture
Savarina
Savarino
Ruth Stout
Connecticut
Newark Street
Marguerite Pridgen
Pridgen
Lederer Gardens
Josh Singer
D.c.’S
Department of Parks and Recreation
Sylvia Hopkins
Washington Post