In theory...

What you see below was in theory a good idea.  Plant nitrogen fixing legumes into new soil along with oats. The peas will feed the oats the nitrogen the oats need to grow strongly. When the peas have run their course you just till everything under and you're sitting pretty for your next crop.  Plan runs into problems if the peas don't have the nutrients they require to grow in the first place.  Trying to combat this problem with the compost tea

All photos by Kristie Lawler