That’s multi-species cover crop at Harborview Farms! Every day residents and visitors of the Eastern Shore drive past countless farm fields wondering what’s blooming, what’s being harvested, and what’s being planted. This year, ESLC is helping to dispel some of those mysteries with the help of local farmers. You’ve probably seen these yellow blooms out and around the shore recently. That’s Brassica napus, or rapeseed, and it’s planted as part of a multi-species cover crop that helps to protect and enrich the soil at Trey Hill’s Harborview Farm in Rock Hall.

A fourth generation farmer, Trey farms on several ESLC conservation easements around the Shore, employing environmentally sustainable practices that benefit his soil health and crops all while reducing carbon emissions, boosting pollinator biodiversity, and improving water quality! Learn more about Trey Hill’s multi-species cover crop in our most recent video.