Growing Practices

Keep Step Farm in the Spring in Rockvill, MD

Keep Step Farm only uses regenerative growing practices that builds healthy soil and does not harm the environment. Some key practices include:

No- till

Using minimal tillage to not disturb the soil and cause erosion. This method helps increase soil organic matter and nutrients.

Intensive raised beds

Maximizes productivity by planting crops close together in quick succession during the growing season. Growing more food in less space saves more land and resources.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

A combination of chemical, physical, and biological methods that focuses on preventing long- term pest damage. All chemicals are certified for organic growing by the USDA.

Cover crops

Plants used to cover the soil to prevent erosion and add nutrients and organic matter back into the soil.