Cultivation Rural Development Seeding 
Food Tank
MARCH 20, 2024
The organization employs young agriculturists, rural development professionals, and social workers whose knowledge and experiences they feel are key in addressing social problems across the region. Through ongoing engagement with community members, NAS began a seed banking initiative to help them work toward food sovereignty.
ATTRA
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Unlike much of the United States, where farming slows or halts during winter due to cold temperatures and snow, Florida’s mild climate allows for year-round cultivation. Leafy Greens: Low Startup Costs : Leafy greens require minimal investment in seeds and can often be grown in smaller plots or even containers. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.
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Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Kava has endured a long history of adversity, said Lakea Trask, a Hawaiian farmer and local activist who cultivates kava and other Native crops for Kanaka Kava , his familys farm-to-table restaurant in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island. Demand for kava soared during this time, especially in Germany, where Hawaiian strains fetched a premium.
ATTRA
MARCH 26, 2025
Increase Productivity One major reason to adopt tractor farming is that it makes it possible to cultivate larger areas in less time, with less hired help, and less backbreaking work. Mechanizing tasks like bed shaping, planting, and cultivation is game-changing. Proper tilling and cultivation help with pest management.
ATTRA
MARCH 12, 2024
Yet, we tend to restrict ourselves to greens cultivated primarily for their leaves, leaving them susceptible to bolting in high temperatures or losing leaves to disease. Winter Squash Leaves All parts of the squash family plants are edible, from leaves to stems, flowers, fruit, skin, and seeds. They are usually sold in bunches.
ATTRA
DECEMBER 26, 2023
They are documenting Lincoln’s living cover crop system, where he undersows Dutch white clover into vegetables after the last cultivation in July. Now it becomes a perennial living mulch to direct seed or transplant cash crops into. He found that undersowing the clover was an amazing way to get the field covered by harvest.
ATTRA
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Microgreens are young vegetables harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed, typically seven and 21 days. In contrast, sprouts are germinated seeds harvested much earlier, usually within two to seven days. They typically include seeds, a growing medium, and a tray, along with instructions.
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