National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The company composts all fruit scraps, tea, herbs, cultures, and paper towels while also saving over 1,100 gallons of water per day through their recapture system. Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. Martinique Rhum J.M In 2016, Rhum J.M Rise & Win Brewing Co.,

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic apples farming prioritizes ecological balance. Farmers avoid synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, instead using organic alternatives such as compost, cover crops, and… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Apples Farming

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 6, 2025

Keep in mind at this time, I already knew about mycorrhizal fungi and had already been an organic and ecological grower for about 4-5 years. He emphasized feeding fungi through applications of mulches, compost, and managing leaf litter, which he termed fungal foods or fungal duff.

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Caff

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this episode we delve into all things on-farm composting, from its production to its use and relevant agricultural policies. We hear from Abel Ruiz at CRECE Farming Collective in Santa Ana about their use of various composting methods at a small scale.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Click Here to buy Bird Feeders to attract Birds to your lawns Chemical Control: Pros and Cons Chemical control measures for worms in lawns do exist, but they should be used with caution due to potential environmental and ecological impacts. Can I compost earthworm castings for my garden?

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is a Nairobi-based research institute that elevates the role insects play in the creation of environmentally and socially sustainable food systems across Africa. Founded in 1970, icipe aims to understand how insects can best be introduced across the food system.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here, they educated other local farmers on how to farm with more regenerative practices such as cutting down on tillage, growing cover crops, and integrating compost. Ellee Igoe and Hernan Cavazos. The Wallace Center , Igoe says, was also a huge help. The nonprofit, which focuses on promoting sustainable and equitable food systems in the U.S,

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 4, 2024

If you have them on a carbonaceous diaper (I describe this in detail in the book) they won’t smell and their manure will turn into wonderful compost for your house plants. That would certainly use all the compost from all the chickens in all the apartments eating all the food scraps on site. And you should have house plants.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Composting Organic materials including agricultural residue such as corn stalks and rice hulls, weeds, manure, ash from cookstoves and kitchen waste, such as peels and eggshells, join to create rich, life-giving compost. The composting process creates an environment for decomposition. How do family farmers restore soil health?

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Not only would such use, if expanded to the government land, be an ecological stimulant, it would completely eliminate the need for factory hog houses. That place needs about 200 chainsaws and chipper crews thinning the trees and reopening legacy bison fields, applying compost and exercising the ecology to prevent future fires.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

A development where political development, economic development, cultural development and ecological development go hand in hand. The Economy of Love tries to include social, cultural, economic and ecological criteria, bringing in many more dimensions. “Sustainable development from our understanding is holistic development.

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Caff

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Since 2017, CAFF’s Ecological Farming team has been conducting an on-farm demonstration project in collaboration with California no-till farmers to better understand small-scale biointensive no-till farming’s effect on soil health. Their webinar grabbed the attention of hundreds of agricultural enthusiasts, invoking in-depth discussion.

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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s now well recognised that soil is significantly affected by the presence of MPs in the soil environment and they are currently, an “ emerging contaminant ” of concern – i.e. any synthetic or natural chemicals or microorganisms that are not widely monitored and can cause known or unknown ecological or human health effects.

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Caff

MAY 1, 2023

Emily Ayala and Hanna Kahl introduce CAFF and the Ecological Pest Management Program. Emily Ayala, CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program Manager, kicked off the event by introducing CAFF and highlighting CAFF’s many different program areas.

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund The Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem that aims to regenerate custodial land ownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the American South.

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Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

This Earth Day, CAFF is proud to endorse this bill on behalf of our members as part of the solution to the climate crisis, recognizing the invaluable role that ecologically-focused farmers and ranchers can play. 100 million a year would be available for compost infrastructure.

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 20, 2021

Just like Jesus presented Himself as "the bread of life" so those of us in the authentic food and farming tribe present our protocols and production as life-giving rather than sickness-giving--economically, emotionally, and ecologically.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Where are we in the ecological succession? Trees exist in a different ecological succession stage than pioneering stage plants, also known as weeds. Ecological succession is the process by which plant communities change over time, eventually yielding a climax community. I did my graduate work in cotton.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and their daughter Gis è le Herren spoke about how they utilize their combined studies and experiences in ecology, biological control, entomology, and nematology to guide the operation of their small farm. They’ve also experimented in fertigating with microbial brews and compost tea.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

To get [your mulch or compost] spread in a timely manner was really quite impossible,” said Gonzales-Siemens. Over at Tool Legit, the farmers share similar goals of farming ecologically and productively at a human scale, which lends to knowledge-sharing, too. “It The companies are often booked months in advance. “To

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Boxwoods, with their timeless charm, often serve as a delightful backdrop, but have you ever wondered what to plant in front of boxwoods to enhance their beauty and ecological impact? Soil Preparation: Before planting, enrich the soil with organic matter like compost. Healthy soil is the foundation of organic gardening.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits. Tucker Gretebeck planting trees on All Season Farm.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

What I do is visit farms and look for cutting edge practical ecological solutions. Couple that with anti-ecology and you have a recipe for dysfunction. Like chemical fertilizer instead of compost. Of course, I’m always going to speak so my hosts take care of meals, lodging, tickets, etc. Who needs knick-knacks?

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Although no-till implies not tilling at all, many no-till market gardeners still rely on some form of light tillage to create a seed bed or apply copious amounts of compost as a mulch to create a seed bed. This is generally accomplished by mechanically removing plants by flail mowing, tillage, cultivation equipment, or by manual labor.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Are you interested in implementing cover crops, compost, mulch, hedgerows and other Healthy Soils practices on your farm? Requisitos del programa: Las prácticas de gestión de suelo (cultivos de cobertura, compost, mulching, etc.) Nosotros podemos ayudarle a aplicar!

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Click Here to buy Bird Feeders to attract Birds to your lawns Chemical Control: Pros and Cons Chemical control measures for worms in lawns do exist, but they should be used with caution due to potential environmental and ecological impacts. Can I compost earthworm castings for my garden?

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

One of the most common questions people ask me is “I live in an apartment; is there anything I can do to change the food system, to change the ecology, practically, to change nutrition and livestock abuse?” If the bedding is kept moist—and it should be so it’ll compost—it won’t have much dust. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

What we need is for the conventional food system to change dramatically: to reduce reliance on fossil-fuel-based inputs, be more adaptive to climate extremes, adopt climate-friendly practices such as cover cropping and compost application, and in doing all this become a better source of healthy food. from U.C.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Until then, it seems to me a comprehensive, ecological approach is what’s needed. For this, we need the courage and imagination to live within our limits, just like ecology has been trying to teach us. I sit on the garden porch and reflect on the various practices I have incorporated here. Diversity of food crops and flowering annuals.

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Old ecological farmer geezers like me see these newcomers as the most exciting thing to happen in a long time. As a fulltime commercial farmer that doesn’t use chemicals, who fertilizes with home-made compost, and believes pigs should express their pigness, I get no embrace from the conventional commercial farming community.

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The Gleaning Project of South Central PA

MAY 16, 2022

Composting and repurposing food scraps can make a huge impact! Stop Food Waste Day Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Ecologic Programs Frozen Food Makers Information on How To Freeze and Store Produce K-12 Food Rescue American Heart Association Food Storage Guide Frequently Waste Food Storage Guide

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The Counter

MAY 17, 2022

” The system was contributed by Cedar Grove Composting, following several experiments led by Jenifer McIntyre, one of the Washington-based researchers who has emerged as a leader in this effort.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Click Here to buy Bird Feeders to attract Birds to your lawns Chemical Control: Pros and Cons Chemical control measures for worms in lawns do exist, but they should be used with caution due to potential environmental and ecological impacts. Can I compost earthworm castings for my garden?

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

The resilience centers would focus on specific areas of ecological improvement ranging from minimizing or abating adverse climate and environmental impacts to reducing dependency on fossil fuels. The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) addresses all of those additional areas that the IRA does not.

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Caff

JANUARY 26, 2022

Together, they’re safeguarding affordable access to the farmland by providing a long-term lease to Mountain Bounty so that it continues to produce local, organic food in an ecologically responsible way for generations to come.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

Organic Fertilizers: Opt for organic fertilizers or compost to nourish your plants without harming the environment or beneficial insects. Companion Planting: Pair your Desert Rose with other drought-tolerant plants that complement its beauty and ecological benefits.

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