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.

Agroecology 40

Agroecology Crop Ecology Processing 40

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.

Crop 52

Crop Farming Farming Crop Rotation 52

ATTRA

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I see myriad varieties of vegetable crops one after the other in planned succession–seedlings and vegetative and fruiting–and I can smell the musty earthiness of the compost pile in the center of the field plots. Voices of farm workers, young people in shorts and muck boots and wide brimmed straw hats drift across the fields. What’s missing?

Farming 40

Farming Farming Meadow Compost 40

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. agricultural policy. ReFED , United States ReFED is a U.S.

Food 139

Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In comparison to the enormous opportunity that sustainable and organic agriculture represents for farmers and rural communities, federal investment in related research, education, and extension has been minuscule. This approach is misguided and will not meaningfully address the climate crisis.

Farming 115

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 115