In my no till the defoliating feeds the worms and the worms poop in the soil giving you fresh castings and when the worms are happy you get all the rest of the benefits of it too
When I was in the golf maintenance biz I use a lot of organics, I was purchasing vermicompost tons at a time, used it to mix in with the topdressing mix and to make compost tea.
At home I raised composting worms, which I sold (both worms and vermicompost) and made compost for my fruit trees, garden, flower beds, yard and potted plants.
When I left NorCal to come back home I gave away over 450 lbs of worms. I had 30 + flow through worm bins, each mature bin would hold 10 to 20 pounds of worms, and I gave them to both the boys and girl scouts troops. It was great the girls were more interested in them then the boys.
I use coco now but if I ever have the opportunity to grow outside it will be organic. I have lost two herds of composting worm since I moved back here, one to a freeze and one to fire ants. Will be starting a new herd next spring.
Have you used EM1, microbial inoculant, it is good shit. I used it on the golf course also. You should check it out at terraganix.
GR