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MARCH 13, 2025

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? * Lets build healthier soils together.

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Compost Rural Development Ruralism Technology 52

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

“I think about food a lot because I love to eat and value the effort and beauty of the growing process. 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. Biochar and NCAT’s SIFT Farm Episode 286. What is Biochar?

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Food Production Compost Rural Development 97

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APRIL 8, 2024

In this video, Russell Hollander of Care2Grow Farm in Naples, Florida, guides us through the captivating journey of medicinal and gourmet mushroom cultivation, unveiling the intricate process from substrate to harvest. Explore the incredible potential of mushrooms and discover additional streams of income that mushroom production can offer!

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Rural Development Production Farming Farming 52

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APRIL 30, 2024

The process of anaerobic digestion for production of natural gas is straightforward. The methane gas given off from the microbes in this process rises to the top of the tank to an outlet tube where it can be collected and used as a fuel source for heat or electric production. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Farming Farming Manure Ruralism 52

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MARCH 12, 2024

However, it’s crucial to ensure proper processing to remove cyanide. farmers, we take pride in growing produce that feeds diverse cuisines, and it’s rewarding to see previously composted plant matter being sold and consumed. Cassava Leaves Cassava leaves can be eaten if they are ground and cooked thoroughly.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Now it’s time to water and sprout, and then repeat the process to kill these sprouts. I remove debris with a rake, use a wheel hoe or a push tiller set at a shallow depth, or add an inch of compost. Then, I decrease the seedbed. There are a number of ways to do this, including tilling, flaming, solarizing, and stirrup.

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Seeding Crop Harvesting Harvest 52

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Ecological succession is the process by which plant communities change over time, eventually yielding a climax community. It should matter to producers because how a crop ecologically arose, and the community of soil microbes present with its roots during that process impacts the health of that crop.

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