Sustainable Food Trust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A Bigger Conversation’s Director, Pat Thomas, shares insights from the ‘Agroecological Intelligence’ project, which spoke with agroecological farmers and growers to establish a criteria for adopting new technologies. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 29, 2023
But where Bergen Community College aims to foster new farmers in a suburban-urban environment through vertical farms and hydroponics, Walla Walla’s program will expand upon an existing agroecology curriculum geared toward its rural students, many of whom may be seeking to bring their education back to family farms or other local agriculture.
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Sustainable Food Trust
JANUARY 17, 2024
The need for greater access to land, so that younger generations can have a role in equitable and accessible food production – most particularly in agroecological food production – is critical and demands that we find new pathways beyond ownership to invite their participation.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JULY 14, 2023
Diversity within livestock systems, as with having chickens or small ruminants follow cattle in a pasture-based rotation, also provides multiple benefits, including pest suppression. More diversity within pasture polycultures can enhance the nutritional quality, animal health benefits (e.g.,
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JANUARY 17, 2024
In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes. The authors do not discuss the advantages of highly-managed pasture carbon sequestration outweighing the emissions of associated livestock. Fortunately, a focus on agroecological solutions has been gaining some traction.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 8, 2024
Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine.
Civil Eats
AUGUST 29, 2023
He used a conventional approach: He diligently mowed his animals’ pastures to control weeds, added lime to make the soil less acidic, and applied fertilizer to boost productivity. “I’m trying to figure out what it looks like to be wedded to a place with more of a conservation mindset while still producing food.”
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