National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The 2022 Student Organic Seed Symposium and the 2021 Northeast Organic Seed Conference built robust and lasting collaborations. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants. Several OREI plant breeding projects train farmers in organic seed production. Climate resilience strategies for organic systems.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Our major goal is to support the ecosystem, heal nature, and be more attuned with nature’s processes,” says Bosch, who farms using organic and regenerative agricultural practices. “As If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 21, 2024

The idea of eliminating this form of waste was appealing to me, as was the additional promise of raising healthier plants in the process. Soil blocking is also gaining in popularity because it promotes a healthier root system by utilizing a process known as “air pruning.” What is soil blocking?

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Plants welcome me in their leafy grace, As part of a process, essential to embrace. I confess to being a recovering engineer, but this is a useful way to conceptualize an invisible process that’s happening in crop fields and in pastures. The same process is happening everywhere that plants grow. Did you spot the missing arrow?

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 6, 2025

The pods dense and waxy exterior gives way to seeds coated in white pulp sweet, bitter and nutty to the taste. Here, growers are making fresh kokoleka, or chocolate in lelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language), through mindful agricultural practices: creating their own soil and compost, contracting with locals, and using organic fertilizer.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. Growers get discounted dumping fees for cleaning, separating, and bundling products, all of which streamline the recycling process.)

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

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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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

While plants require only small amounts of molybdenum, its presence is crucial for several enzymatic processes, particularly those involved in nitrogen metabolism. This process is particularly crucial in leguminous crops such as soybeans, peas, and alfalfa, which heavily rely on molybdenum for efficient nitrogen fixation.

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CalCAN

JUNE 21, 2023

The collective currently shares two mid-sized combine harvesters, one mini-combine harvester, a compost spreader, two seed cleaners, a berm flamer, a no-till drill, and a foliar spray trailer. Now, every farmer in the collective uses compost.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Soil pH: In some cases, nightcrawler activity can lead to localized pH changes, making the soil more alkaline due to their digestive processes. Instead, consider natural alternatives, such as compost tea or organic fertilizers, which nourish the soil and encourage earthworm activity without harming them or other wildlife.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, by Adam Alexander Reviewed by Alicia Miller Adam Alexander is a seed detective – he’s travelled the world looking for seeds of myriad varietals that have been hidden away in distant places across the world. Dimbleby asks.

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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

Plastics are used across the gamut of farming, from the ubiquitous silage wrap, usually black but now increasingly in an array of colours, to plastic mulches, agricultural film plastic, seed bags and onwards. They are then worked upon by both chemical and biological processes, including water and more concerningly, earthworms.

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Kavya Organic Farm

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

This ongoing process has resulted in an ever-expanding array of color patterns and forms, adding to the allure of this succulent. You can buy Adenium Obesum (Desert Rose seeds from here. This process can take several years, depending on the desired size and shape of your bonsai.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 18, 2023

Also Read:- How to Germinate Tomato Seeds Faster Choosing the Perfect Tomato Pot When it comes to growing beefsteak tomatoes in pots, selecting the right container is crucial for your plants’ success. Look for reputable seed suppliers or nurseries that offer a wide variety of beefsteak tomato seeds.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 11, 2024

And so, even though they grew abundantly without being planted, most of them just went to the compost pile. After reading her book, which includes experiential knowledge, reflections, how-tos and a handful of recipes, I couldn’t wait to ask her more about her process. Right: Seed collecting. What is a “wild garden”? Left: Phlox.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

This ongoing process has resulted in an ever-expanding array of color patterns and forms, adding to the allure of this succulent. This process can take several years, depending on the desired size and shape of your bonsai. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination occurs.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In contrast, sprouts are germinated seeds harvested much earlier, usually within two to seven days. Sprouts, on the other hand, are harvested at an earlier stage of development when they consist primarily of the seed, root, and shoot, and they are typically grown in water.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You can harvest most varieties of microgreens within 10 to 28 days of sowing the seed. They have many health benefits: Microgreens are nutrient dense because they contain most of the energy the plant has stored in the seed. However, most microgreens seeds will remain viable for a few years if you store them in a dry, cool area.

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ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

However, it’s crucial to ensure proper processing to remove cyanide. Winter Squash Leaves All parts of the squash family plants are edible, from leaves to stems, flowers, fruit, skin, and seeds. Carrot Tops Carrots originated in Persia and were cultivated for their aromatic leaves and seeds.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

They join a growing list of animals in the process of disappearing forever. In a bid to be totally true to his terroir—a French winemaking concept that aims to impart a combination of natural factors including soil, climate and sunlight to the glass—he’s working with a herd of indigenous cattle to “produce” compost. million cattle.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Despite the Governor’s veto of this vital legislation last year, our food and farming communities have expressed a continued and strong need for this program which will increase access to necessary farm equipment for healthy soil and on-farm conservation practices, storage, and processing.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. Now its OK to talk about, because now we actually have a little bit of ownership in the process, he says. Its like full circle.

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Caff

MARCH 17, 2023

The program will increase access to necessary farm equipment for health soil practices, on-farm conservation practices, storage, and processing. [SACRAMENTO, CA] – Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) has introduced AB 552 which would create a new program to increase equipment access for small and mid-scale growers.

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Sustainable Harvest International

MAY 4, 2022

During this period of time, the family also participated in diverse theoretical and practical training on the elaboration of organic fertilizers, making use of local resources, and composting. They [SHI] bring me seeds and, if possible, I sow them in the afternoon. Her regular workday starts at 6 am and ends at 8 pm.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Coffee, tea, honey, and chocolate are either grown, processed, or produced by local Black businesses, POC collaboratives, or urban farms. Or the process by which to apply, meet the criteria, and actually own land is reserved for a select and small minority within a minority,” says Lumpkin. What can we do together?

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Soil pH: In some cases, nightcrawler activity can lead to localized pH changes, making the soil more alkaline due to their digestive processes. Instead, consider natural alternatives, such as compost tea or organic fertilizers, which nourish the soil and encourage earthworm activity without harming them or other wildlife.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, to losing entire crops as a result of erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. CalCAN is a member of NSAC and played a part in developing the original version of the Agriculture Resilience Act.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

However, the GAP certification process can be daunting and overwhelming. If you learn how to prepare it will make the process seamless, save you money and be successful. If you adopt good agricultural practices, you can go through the voluntary auditing process for verification. You need to prepare in terms of the following; 1.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

These pens are seeded with leafy greens that provide food and a hospitable environment for the development of the snails. This circular approach annually takes 60,000 kilograms of food waste that would have either rotted in a landfill or have been composted, and instead diverts it to protein production.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Soil pH: In some cases, nightcrawler activity can lead to localized pH changes, making the soil more alkaline due to their digestive processes. Instead, consider natural alternatives, such as compost tea or organic fertilizers, which nourish the soil and encourage earthworm activity without harming them or other wildlife.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Having good seed won’t help you if your entire farm gets flooded,” says Sara Scherr, President and CEO of EcoAgriculture Partners. 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. Read more HERE.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Unlike wildlife scat , which spreads seeds and returns nature’s nutrients in a balanced way, most conventional pet diets yield large amounts of waste. “I would just like to find one commercial composter in the US that accepts dog waste, period,” says Gary Bilbro, sales director at EcoSafe Zero Waste bags , on a web post.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

Toxins can inhibit plant growth, cause negative impacts to human and livestock health, interfere with soil processes, and impair water quality. Consider seeding with grasses and other plants known for their phytoremediation abilities. Composts high in phosphorus may help bind lead and cadmium in soils. Why is this important?

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies often blend natural with plastic fibers, adding dyes and finishes, and blends are particularly hard to recycle because the components require different processes. In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Here, in the small community of El Pedregal de San Juan, in the state of Hidalgo, Guzman says she was amazed by the rain-fed milpa system of growing corn, wheat, and squash that her uncles still maintained, using seeds that have been in her family for generations. “I I was just so enamored,” she says. Liz Carlisle in her garden.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 5, 2023

Monsanto shuts down all Genetic Modified Organism development, quits selling GMO seeds, and decides you can’t patent life, pulls all its seed patents and embraces the notion that owning life (slavery) is not beneficial to the planet. Bayer realizes glyphosate (Roundup) is not good for the planet and takes it off the market.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Language around streamlining the process for establishing interim practice standards, assessing the potential for mitigating emissions, and allowing for greater regional variability is especially appreciated. However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA.

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