ATTRA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist For the past couple years, NCAT has worked with the Southern Risk Management Education Center to provide training to farmers on how to better decide which crops to plant based on agroecological methods. Think about plants in nature.

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Agroecology Crop Ecology Processing 52

Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Through their Resource Center programming, the Alliance offers trainings and workshops; volunteer and labor support; compost, tools, and equipment; and capacity building grants. These efforts encompass small scale farming, agroecology, agroforestry, and reforestation. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Cultivation Food Marketing Distribution 89

Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

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Food Forage Agroecology Processing 131

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, we tend to restrict ourselves to greens cultivated primarily for their leaves, leaving them susceptible to bolting in high temperatures or losing leaves to disease. Carrot Tops Carrots originated in Persia and were cultivated for their aromatic leaves and seeds. They are boiled and cooked and used in various recipes.

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Cash Crop Crop Harvester Harvesting 98

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Huberto Juan Martinez showing his vanilla plants at his agroecological plantation. Huberto Juan Martinez uses organic fertiliser/compost at his plantation. Photography by Noel Rojo. All vanilla grown in the region is protected by other trees. Photography by Noel Rojo.

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Plantation Production Crop Food 71

RR2CS

MARCH 19, 2024

Dedicated to cultivating a thriving local food economy and sustainable farming sector, Just Food integrates agroecology-based conservation with land stewardship. Emphasizing agroecology and land stewardship, the farm champions local food sovereignty and transforms newcomers into farmers through its Start-up Farm Program.

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Agroecology Food Farming Farming 52