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

ATTRA

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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20 Food Systems Reads that Will Inspire You this Summer

Food Tank

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

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Farmer Conservation Stories: Why Inflation Reduction Act Funding Must Remain Focused on Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. She also employs cover crops, composting, and reduced tillage.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA. 7110, 7113, 7213).

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