Shortly after completing the earth works for the new food forest I wanted to put together a seed mix to apply as cover crop around the swales and surrounding area.  The goals for this are three-fold:

1. Generate biomass to build soil
2. Maintain moisture by shielding soil from sun and wind
3. Fix nitrogen

I purchased my seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds.  Here is the composition of my mix:

• Calendula
• Daikon Radish
• Purple Top Forage Turnips
• Field Peas
• Rainbow Carrot
• Common Valerian
• Alfalfa
• Buckwheat
• Sweet Clover
• Hairy Vetch

The clovers and Alfalfa were innoculated, and everything was mixed together in 5-gallon buckets.  It was then broadcast around the entire food forest area, as well as other areas on the property.