Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association

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Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
Title: “BIOINTENSIVE CHIC”
Definition: The biointensive method is an organic agricultural system which focuses on maximum yields from the minimum area of land, while simultaneously improving the soil. The goal of the method is long term sustainability on a closed system basis. It has also been used successfully on small-scale commercial farms. Many of the techniques that comprise the biointensive method were present in the agriculture of the ancient Chinese, Greeks, Mayans, and of the Early Modern period in Europe.
For the Maymont Flower and Garden Show, the Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association (CVNLA) brings to you the latest in sustainable design and horticultural trends. Its display shows that even in a small, urban landscape, a homeowner can compost; grow fruits, herbs, and vegetables; raise chickens AND have a beautiful flower garden in which to sit and enjoy.
The chickens do not have an odor and their aged manure is a wonderful fertilizer. Boxwoods especially love aged chicken manure applied in February. Furthermore, a rooster is NOT needed to have hens lay eggs, so they are q u i e t!
Katherine Brooks, VSLD, the designer of the CVNLA display, has studied Biointensive Farming personally with John Jeavons.
John Jeavons is the Executive Director of Ecology Action. He is known internationally as the leading researcher and method developer, teacher, and consultant for the small-scale, sustainable agricultural method known as GROW BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming.