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Composting 101 with Sundiata from Compost Community

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In this webinar, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Velez teams up with Sundiata from Compost Community in Tallahassee, Florida, to dive deep into composting techniques, soil health, and the power of the soil-food web! Whats Inside? * Like, Subscribe and Share if you found this helpful!

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Montana Partnership Reduces Food Waste and Supports Sustainable Gardening and Food Production Through Biochar

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By Emilie Ritter If you live in Missoula, Montana, you’ve probably seen the blue e-bikes transporting food scraps around town. I think about food a lot because I love to eat and value the effort and beauty of the growing process. “I I think about food a lot because I love to eat and value the effort and beauty of the growing process.

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Comment: NSAC Welcomes Senate Amendment to Restore Funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Earlier this summer, NSAC and 140 other organizations, farms, and food businesses delivered a letter to Congressional Appropriators requesting them to maintain funding for the office to help sustain its impacts across urban, suburban, and rural communities.

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Good Goats Make Good Neighbors

Civil Eats

Happy Goat also helps recycle food waste from local school cafeterias, using it to create compost for small school gardens and its farm. Also, plants are sprayed with natural compost extracts instead of harmful chemicals. Happy Goat donates much of its produce to food banks.

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Dec. 10

Food Tank

Food Tank’s Dispatch from the U.N. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe to Food Tank’s newsletter now by clicking here. It’s Food, Agriculture, and Water day at COP28 in Dubai. Meaningful action on food systems starts at the grassroots level—literally. “If

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A Mid-Scale Anaerobic Biodigester Creates On-Farm Renewable Energy

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Eric and I were there to shoot a video tour of the newly installed, mid-scale anaerobic biodigester that transforms manure from a neighboring dairy, as well as food waste from the college dining hall and local restaurants, into natural gas that can be used to generate heat and electricity.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

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As farmers who work in unpredictable climates, we know the importance of growing a diverse range of foods and harvesting various parts to make up for times when cash crops are scarce. Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.