Compost Orchard Ruralism 
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. He fertilizes with compost tea, a mixture he creates of compost and water.
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Civil Eats
JANUARY 8, 2024
Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. In 2011, they formed an LLC with a rotating president and treasurer, supported by a $27,500 grant from the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI).
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Johnson added trees to grazing land to create silvopastures, enhanced existing windbreaks and planted a micro-orchard with fruit and nut trees. In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. It’s an exciting opportunity to revive our rural communities.”
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
He dropped single-use clamshell boxes for a biodegradable and compostable, plant-based alternative, and he even closed his health food store accounts, which require water-resistant adhesive labels. One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16. Kaʻinapu Cavasso agrees.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2023
For example, at Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, MO, Chris Eckert has seen extreme freezes killing off parts of his peach orchard. From a corn and soybean farm, she has developed rotational sheep and cattle grazing, silvopasture, a riparian buffer, perennial (Kernza) grain fields, pollinator habitat, and a micro orchard.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 11, 2023
On a sunny afternoon in September 2021, Michael Langford was moving compost with his compact John Deere. We’re talking about rural communities that have smaller populations, and those impacts are felt much more widely through communities, because it’s not just one employee out of thousands. There were a lot of comments.
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