Taste is Oksana Bocharova’s measure of success for her produce grown in Chestertown, Maryland. “When I’m selling at the market, people say, ‘Your vegetables are so tasty!’ And I know I’m doing something right,” says Oksana.
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If you join the Million Acre Challenge, you’ll begin to see themes emerge. One of the most important of these, which you’ll hear us talk about over and over again, is the value of cover crops.
As we move into summer, many consumers are wondering how they can support their local and regional regenerative farmers. We’re so glad you asked!
Growing a few vegetables on an apartment balcony might be a hobby for some people — but for Emma Jagoz, it was the first step down a path that would change her life. She decided to grow some arugula after she read it could boost a baby’s brain development....
Healthy soils are foundational to a robust food system and a thriving environment. Sustainable soil management can also be an important tool in mitigating the effects of climate change, since certain farming practices may have the capacity to pull greenhouse gases from the atmosphere into the soil where they...
Farmer panelists Keisha Cameron of High Hog Farm (GA), Jill Lada of Green Things Farm Collective (MI) and Rick Clark of Clark Land & Cattle and Farm Green (IN) discuss soil health management on their farms and the economics of these efforts. This session was originally presented live at...
Join Lavette and Warren Blue for this informative lunch and learn during which they discuss the soil health management practices in use on their urban diversified vegetable farm in Baltimore, MD.
The Million Acre Challenge was announced as one of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) fiscal year 2020-2021 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic projects. The funding, which totals $710,000, will go toward providing financial and technical assistance to producers participating in the Million Acre Challenge to help...
Spring Planting - This spring, maybe even more than usual, brings a sense of hope and renewal as the land awakens and the pulse of life quickens. The sight of farmers in their fields after a long winter is a welcome sign of the continuing cycle of production, unbroken...