Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. Department of Agriculture (USDA) compost rules could dramatically change the meaning of organic compost for farmers.

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Compost Manufacturing Food Production 141

ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Many birds with one stone The Carbon Chicken Project, which aims to develop a market-based, carbon-negative farming ecosystem, has taken shape in Northwest Arkansas, an area with a strong poultry production industry. In fact, the state of Arkansas ranks third in the country for the number of broilers produced (1 billion in 2022).

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Poultry Greenhouse Yield Manure 93

Civil Eats

AUGUST 16, 2023

When you approach the poultry paddocks at Salvatierra Farms outside Northfield, Minnesota, you might not notice how many chickens are hiding among the tall grasses and young hazelnut trees at first. Each poultry flock or “unit” includes 1,500 chickens, a barn, and 1.5 acres of land divided into two fenced in areas, or paddocks.

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Poultry Processing Acre Farming 98

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a bid to be totally true to his terroir—a French winemaking concept that aims to impart a combination of natural factors including soil, climate and sunlight to the glass—he’s working with a herd of indigenous cattle to “produce” compost. We brought in a herd of 10 Nantaise cows and a bull for their compost,” he explains.

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Cattle Poultry Manure Compost 81

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On a sunny afternoon in September 2021, Michael Langford was moving compost with his compact John Deere. The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. Gerhardt, now 66, farms organic hay on his own 10-acre field in Mohawk, NY.

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Tractor Farming Farming Acre 138

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 16, 2023

Our mission was to earn a living as full-time regenerative farmers on just 10 acres in South West Wales. We experimented with a combination of ruminants and agroforestry, perennial crops and poultry, as well as some annual crops. In hindsight, what we did was crazy, but we have no regrets.

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Farming Farming Compost Manure 52

The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 14, 2023

That year he hosted his first national conference and asked me to do a speech about pastured poultry. Suddenly we were getting calls from around the country: “How do you do this pastured poultry thing?” In 1991 I typed out a simple “Pastured Poultry Manual” and offered it for $15. Seuss) or an incredible idea (pastured poultry).

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