Nutrient Dense - High Brix              

We thought that organic gardening techniques were about the best you can do as far as growing healthy vegetables. We were wrong!

Jon Frank of International Ag Labs has convinced us that we need to change our techniques and become Nutrient Dense gardeners. The goal of nutrient dense is to raise the highest possible quality food. It's quality can be measured objectively at home with a refractometer. The readings then can be compared to a chart and rated from poor to excellent.

After several years of arm twisting, we made the plunge. we have set aside 1,000 square feet for the nutrient dense garden. The rest of our garden is growing in the organic way we have done for many years. We will be able to test the veggies at the end of the season for taste and with the refractometer.

Soil Test

The first step is the soil test. We carefully gathered three samples, mixed them together and mailed them to International Ag Labs. The results were a little surprising considering we have done organic gardening in this spot for twelve years.