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20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

Through their Resource Center programming, the Alliance offers trainings and workshops; volunteer and labor support; compost, tools, and equipment; and capacity building grants. They also operate a youth agricultural program to connect young people to the land and teach them about planting, harvesting, and preparing traditional foods.

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Container Production of Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms with Care2Grow Farm

ATTRA

In this video, Russell Hollander of Care2Grow Farm in Naples, Florida, guides us through the captivating journey of medicinal and gourmet mushroom cultivation, unveiling the intricate process from substrate to harvest.

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Cultivating Knowledge: The Benefits of Hydroponics in K-12 STEM Education

Fork Farms

It offers an innovative and practical approach to teaching various scientific concepts while cultivating an understanding of sustainable agriculture. With the Flex Farm , an indoor hydroponic farm, students can observe and document the entire life cycle of plants – from germination to harvesting – within a 30-day grow cycle.

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What’s Left Out of the Conversation When it Comes to Urban Agriculture

Food Tank

Urban agriculture can take on many different forms including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, greenspaces, bioswales, rain gardens, community composting, beekeeping, and aquaculture. Many utilize regenerative growing and composting to maintain healthy crop life cycles from seed to harvest and foster healthy soils.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

ATTRA

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. But did you know that our gardens have delectable green vegetables available for harvesting and consumption while we wait for the fruits to grow.

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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies

UnderstandingAg

The timing of winter cover crops can be difficult in the garden because of the crop diversity growing into the fall, each with different end-harvest dates. This is generally accomplished by mechanically removing plants by flail mowing, tillage, cultivation equipment, or by manual labor. tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, or peas).

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From Pot to Plate: Growing Beefsteak Tomatoes in Pots

Kavya Organic Farm

By following our expert tips and guidelines, you can produce an abundant harvest of these flavorful, meaty tomatoes that are perfect for salads, sandwiches, and other delectable dishes. High-quality seeds will give your tomato plants a head start, leading to vigorous growth and a bountiful harvest.

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