Curious about how to "do" soil health on your farm? Been implementing new practices and looking to share results? This on-farm session is for you! Join us at Racine Family Farm, a conventional grain operation in Rising Sun, MD for this on-farm, Soil Health Hub Meetup on October 1. Connect with other farmers interested in […]
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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 […]
This on-farm meetup at Backbone Food Farm is for all those interested in exploring soil health management systems on diversified vegetable farms. Alongside farm hosts, Katharine and Max Dubansky, connect with other farmers who are learning about reduced tillage, crop rotations, incorporating livestock, extensive use of cover crops and more! Find like-minded folks who are […]
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 […]
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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, […]
Grazing Strategies for Resilience and Profitability Interested in experimenting with no-till annuals, increasing your organic matter, and decreasing your input costs without sacrificing the well-being of your animals? This is the workshop for you! Join Future Harvest, UMES Extension small ruminant specialist Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, UME pasture specialist Amanda Grev, NRCS and Million Acre […]
Grazing Strategies for Resilience and Profitability Interested in experimenting with no-till annuals, increasing your organic matter, and decreasing your input costs without sacrificing the well-being of your animals? This is the workshop for you! Join Future Harvest, UMES Extension small ruminant specialist Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, UME pasture specialist Amanda Grev, NRCS and Million Acre […]
This on-farm meetup at UDC Firebird Farm is for all those interested in exploring soil health management systems on diversified farms. Alongside host, Dr. Nazirahk Amen, connect with other farmers who are learning about farming regeneratively. In addition to vegetables, Nazirahk grows rice, dry beans, popcorn and other specialty crops and is a wealth of […]
This on-farm meetup at UDC Firebird Farm is for all those interested in exploring soil health management systems on diversified farms. Alongside host, Dr. Nazirahk Amen, connect with other farmers who are learning about farming regeneratively. In addition to vegetables, Nazirahk grows rice, dry beans, popcorn and other specialty crops and is a wealth of […]
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 […]
Grazing on Marginal Land: Agroforestry and Building Pasture Do you have a few acres of marginal, overgrown land and are wondering, "what's next?" At Spring Pastures Farm, farmers Brooke and Tom are converting rocky, semi-wooded terrain into thriving pastureland for their herd of Devon beef cattle. Utilizing rotational grazing and a low-input approach, their Middletown […]