Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They farm on 130 acres of the land on which her father and grandfather had raised hogs. Photos courtesy of Wendy Johnson) To date, Johnson has planted 6,000 trees on 20 acres of their fields, with plans to double the number of trees. Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits.

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

This year’s nominations–submitted by people like you–overflowed with inspiring stories of change-makers who are innovating, giving back and working to make our soils more fertile for the next generation.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The carbon is being used by the microbes—the ecology of the soil—to do all things: build organic matter, soil structure, increase infiltration, and feed life.” Today, Tim and Joanne manage WR Grazing in collaboration with Doug and other family members on 3000 acres of land. The benefits aren’t just financial, says Tim, but ecological.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

headquarters just as harvest season got underway. We have 6,400 acres this year that we farm,” LaPointe said, pointing out color-coded land plots on the map. Organic farming is done with no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. “We We see the ecological benefits and values of producing organically,” LaPointe said. “It

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The painting reminded him of his elders teaching him to harvest black walnuts and hickories. “I The Haudenosaunee creation story, Patterson said, is “a cycle of loss, grieving, and recovery all the time, just like ecological succession.” So to Patterson, the question of whether to grow transgenic trees isn’t really the most urgent one.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Organic farming is a practice that emphasizes natural processes, ecological balance and the conserving of resources. Synthetic fertilizers and genetic engineering are prohibited, among other measures. How much did you harvest? For Eaton’s two acres of vegetable crops, he pays about $1,400 per year. How much did you plant?

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The Counter

MAY 17, 2022

The 5,000-acre reservation is nearby, and the Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources does restoration work along Ohop Creek. In 2019 alone, there were 27 million pounds of coho harvested for consumption in the U.S. This land is the ancestral home to the Nisqually Tribe, which currently has more than 650 enrolled members.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

But the pawpaw’s two- to three-week harvest window, short shelf life, and delicate skin still make it anathema to the rigid needs of grocery stores and a rare find even at farmers’ markets. Photo credit: Andrew Leahy, Horn Farm Center) Pawpaw’s Agricultural and Ecological Benefits The pawpaw is not only a part of Appalachian heritage.

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Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. Maine is the heart of America’s farmed seaweed industry, supplying half its harvest— well over a million pounds —last season. Then they sell the harvest to ASF, which picks up the kelp on the dock.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2023

A quick taste test proves it true: Their crop is ready to harvest. Monocropping, the introduction of non-native species, and poor management have led the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to declare “commercial kelp harvesting is potentially the greatest threat to long-term kelp stability nationwide.”

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 29, 2020

We race around all winter getting ready and then all spring planting, all summer harvesting, all fall cleaning up, cramming these tasks amid all the computer and outreach work, the deliveries and farmers markets and all the hundred tiny farm emergencies and dramas that pop up each day. This was just last week in our resting high tunnel!

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Just over a decade ago, he began converting his 11,000-acre farm to perennial native grassland to rebuild the health of his soil. He was specifically denied coverage for harvested crops grown in the grasslands. He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

She points out that most of the shellfish she harvests these days have been seeded manually by the town of Southampton and local universities, “almost like a science project,” she says. Volunteers help to hand-harvest the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers 2023-2024 sugar kelp haul on New York’s Shinnecock Bay. That’s not right.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology estimates that “One teaspoonful of topsoil contains around 1 billion microscopic cells and around 10,000 different species.” In 1951, pioneering organic farmer, Frank Newman Turner, took up the theme in his book, Fertility Farming , referring to mycorrhizal associations he writes (p.50),

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 16, 2023

While both permaculture and polyculture farming prioritize sustainability and ecological balance, permaculture takes a broader systems-thinking approach, while polyculture farming focuses on planting strategies within a specific area. Whether you have one acre or one hundred, polyculture can be implemented.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Still in its research phase, the 86-acre project is operated by Ocean Rainforest, a company that aims to fight climate change by growing seaweed at scale: 1 million tons a year by 2030. seaweed farm of 1 to 4 acres—and a new frontier for ocean farming. seaweed farm of 1 to 4 acres—and a new frontier for ocean farming.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. By the end of the decade, an estimated 300 acres of western Washington were dedicated to holly. He chose St.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

Across seven chapters, each uncovering a different element of the Welsh landscape, Graves celebrates the diverse ecosystems of his homeland, revealing how the land has been transformed by humans ever since they first began harvesting wood and herding animals.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Goldthwaite The coeditors of Good Eats , both English professors and authors, have gathered a selection of creative nonfiction essays that requires “ecological thinking and a close attention to relationships, the environment, and diversity.” That’s not to say growing food isn’t hard work.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Their insight is essential to creating sustainable, culturally sensitive, and region-specific policies, she says.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

And that’s after the corn is planted, doused with fossil-fuel-derived fertilizers, shielded from weeds and insects with toxic chemicals, and harvested. The owners say leasing land for the “community solar” garden removes several acres from crop production but provides extra revenue. AP Photo/Jim Mone. Corn, the largest U.S.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 25, 2024

At 60,000 acres, the proposed pool could swallow entire Florida cities. Eventually, the reservoir was whittled down to just 10,000 acres. When he first came to Florida to work as a hydrologist for the water management district in the 1980s, he had few ecological inclinations. Mechanical harvesters cut sugar cane in the U.S.

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