ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Six years later, Soil Cycle has gone from Lewis picking up scraps from a few clients to six bikers transporting upwards of 60,000 pounds of compost per year. With a bigger staff and a new executive director, they also educate the community, create quality natural fertilizers, and take compost to a new level, all while remaining human-powered.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. Both “cut and carry” and “chop and drop” allow for nutrient cycling, especially if the goat manure can be collected and used to fertilize the trees they are eating, closing that loop. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist When I began to see how unique the growing conditions in my high tunnel are compared to open-field growing, I started to think differently about how to maintain soil health and manage soil fertility for high tunnel growing and season extension. These strategies start with soil testing.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2024

This video was produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. Croix, US Virgin Islands, delves into the innovative market diversification strategies that have propelled him to his farming success.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

On the Mad Farm, this is enacted through compost and especially the cover crops that occupy space on the gardens each season. I rely on these crops, idealistically to bolster hope, and practically to provide most if not all the fertility my garden crops need to live fully and produce quality fruits. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Darker soils, better water infiltration, less fertilizer. year after year, usually with a non-cover fallow, intensive moldboard plowing, and the additions of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. To practice what I suggest others do — plant, observe, and adapt. In the past 13 years, I have noticed the difference covers make in my gardens.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Start composting: via NRDC : Food waste in the U.S. Composting helps to fight this waste while also restoring soil health and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. emits greenhouse gas equal to that of 50 million gas-powered cars. Read more HERE. Don’t leave anybody behind: via IFAD : Sustainable food systems.

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