I'm going to try this next Spring.

Hay Bale Gardening: Effortless Food Production with No Weeds, No Fertilizer & Less Watering (VIDEO) - EndAllDisease.com

 

Several books are available on the subject. I picked this one up in paperback form for 50 cents at a garage sale.
Straw Bale Gardening - Kindle edition by Joel Karsten. Crafts, Hobbies & Home Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. check out the others available from amazon, scroll down.

 

Try pea straw or Lucerne hay.....they are leguminous, and you'll probably have less nitrogen draw down as the hay/straw breaks down..You might get the occasional pea, or bit of lucerne sprouting, but chop and drop it, and it will break down to fertilise your crop.

 

We have a couple threads on this. Some members have done this. They could offer success and failure tips.

Here is one:
Straw Bale Gardening | Survival Forums

 

I didn't care for it. For some reason, I had all kinds of trouble with the bale method. It felt fussy.