This month, we connect with Dr. Nadine Burton-Stubbs who is the Alternative Crop Specialist for the Small Farm Outreach Program with University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Nadine will speak to her experience with growing alternative crops such as callaloo, sorrel and scotch bonnet peppers, all high-valued crops with high yield and value-added potential, which can […]
Join our Specialty Crop Soil Health Hub meetings every second Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for all specialty crop farmers (fruits, vegetables, flowers, more!) and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is […]
Join our Pastured Livestock Soil Health Hub meetings every third Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for all pastured livestock farmers and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is intentionally unstructured to give […]
Compost & Soil Health: Restoring Health & Rebalancing the Climate In partnership with Million Acre Challenge, in this this webinar, presenters Calla Rose Ostrander and Jean Bonhotal will present the latest benefits composting provides to the soil, plants and climate. Calla Rose Ostrander will provide an overview of the effects of composting on carbon, water, […]
Join our Grain Production Soil Health Hub meetings every first Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for grain farmers and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is intentionally unstructured to give you time […]
Learn more about how to take your pastures up a notch. Chat with pastured livestock producers, Amanda Paul & Sam White, of Leaning Pine Farm. The farm has long prioritized soil health, and they continue to refine and enhance their soils today. Sam and Amanda recognize that although these farming practices can be time- and […]
Join our Specialty Crop Soil Health Hub meetings every second Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for all specialty crop farmers (fruits, vegetables, flowers, more!) and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is […]
Profiting with Compost and the Importance of Compost Quality The fifth webinar of the series, Profiting with Compost & the Importance of Compost Quality, will feature presenters Dr. Greg Evanylo, professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and Jayne Merner Senecal, farmer and composter at Earth Care Farm in Rhode Island. They will present […]
Compost - Soil - Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together The sixth and final webinar of the series, Compost – Soil – Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together, features Dr. William F. Brinton, founder and Chief Science Officer of Woods End Laboratories. In this presentation, Dr. Brinton will discuss the significance of how compost quality […]
Want to get even better results from one of your farm's most valuable tools? Farmer-educators, Keith Berns and Steve Groff, team up for this FREE event designed to help you gain a better understanding of how managing for soil health can increase profitability, improve resilience, and take farm stewardship to the next level. Join us […]
