Cover Crops for Community Gardens

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Cover cropping is an important way for gardeners and farmers to protect the soil over the winter and increase nutrients and organic matter in the soil. The roots hold the soil in place and prevent nutrients from being washed away into our waterways, the biomass competes with weeds and contributes nutrients, and the spring flowers make great food and habitat for pollinators. KCD provides free cover crop seeds to community agriculture programs in the Fall.
King Conservation District is a nonregulatory, special purpose district, funded by you, with a mission to promote the sustainable use of natural resources through voluntary stewardship in King County. We provide technical assistance to private residents in forest management, farm conservation planning, wildfire preparedness, and streamside and shoreline enhancement. We also work with cities and other organizations to support community gardens, urban forest canopy, and local food systems. You don’t have to go it alone, your local conservation district can help.