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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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Soil Health to Go! with Nice Farms Creamery

Bob Nice, owner operator of Nice Farms Creamery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, discusses his approach to a successful, regenerative, small dairy operation.

A2, dairy, pasture, Regenerative, soil health

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Garrettdale Farm

Brad Humbert, owner/operator of Garrettdale Farm in Westminster, Maryland, discusses species diversity, an emerging malting operation, and his soil-building approach to farming.

sheep, small ruminants, soil building, soil health

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Mason’s Heritage Farm

Steve Kraszewski of Mason’s Heritage Farm on Maryland’s eastern shore discusses soil health management practices on an organic grain farm.

grain, organic, organicgrain, soil health

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

The Origins of Regenerative Agriculture: Farmer Panel

Regional BIPOC farmers raise up ancestral regenerative ag practices, connecting their work to the past and present via personal stories and experiences. Moderated by Temitope Fajingbesi. Farmer panelists include: The

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Olabisi Yamu

Olabisi Yamu discusses how she grows ethnic crops, applying cultural knowledge from her childhood in western Nigeria to her growing operation today.

BIPOC, ethniccrops, nigeria, soil health

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with White Hall Farm Market

In this half hour session, Tiffany Durbin discusses how she and her husband are stewarding land that has been in her family for 200 years.

pastured livestock, soil health, stewardship, veteran

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Flying Plow Farm

Sarah Rider, with her husband Tom Paduano, is managing a robust, diverse farm operation that includes draft horses, beef, sheep, chickens, pigs and other livestock, a thriving CSA and presence

CSA, drafthorses, multispecies, pastured livestock, pigs, shicken, soil health

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Marsh Creek Cattle Company

Henry Spies and his brother Austin run a pasture-based livestock operation on a former grain and poultry farm in Maryland. Learn about their focus on soil health and the business

hens, pastured, poultry, soilhealth

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Posted on 17 Jan 2023
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Mighty Thundercloud Edible Forest

Learn from Thelonius Cook, owner/operator of Mighty Thundercloud Edible Forest as he describes his use of cover crops, mulching, tarping and pollinator friendly practices to support his regenerative farm.

cover crops, pollinators, Regenerative

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Persistence Creek Farm

Kevin Warring describes the many ways he and his family implement soil-building practices on their farm. Persistence Creek Farm is Maryland’s first Leopold Conservation Award winner.

conservation, family farm, soil building

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with University of Maryland Eastern Shore

(Specialty Crops | Ethnic) Dr. Nadine Burton-Stubbs shares her experiences growing alternative crops. High value crops like callaloo and ginger bring value-added potential and high yields. Dr. Burton is the

alternative crops, high value crops, UMES, value-added

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Racine Family Farm

Bryan Racine describes his use of multi-species cover crop mixes and existing equipment to farm conventional grain with a soil health mindset.

cover crop, grain, multispecies

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Turning a Profit from the Ground Up

Renowned soil health farmer-educators, Keith Berns and Steve Groff dig into maintaining farm profitability and resilience by farming with a soil health mindset.

profitability, resilience, soil health

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Leaning Pine Farm

Dedicated to managing the farm with a soil health mindset, Amanda Paul and her husband, Sam White, produce 100% grass-fed beef, honey, free range eggs, and raspberries. No hormones, antibiotics,

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Posted on 29 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Aerie Farm East

Grazing expertise from farmer and shearer, Emily Chamelin and her daughter, Lydia who raise pastured sheep and more at Aerie Farm East.

grazing, sheep, soil health

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Posted on 13 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with CBF’s Clagett Farm

Grazing guru and Soil Health Champion, Michael Heller, who manages Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Clagett Farm, discusses soil health management practices and the importance of mentors, networks, and communities of like-minded

farmer networking, grazing, mentors, soil health

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Posted on 13 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with St. Brigid’s Farm

Seasoned dairy farmer, Judy Gifford, describes her grazing operation, the benefits of a pasture-based system, and her milking robot.

dairy, grazing, pastured, soilhealth

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Posted on 13 Dec 2022
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/ Elizabeth Beggins

Soil Health to Go! with Porch View Farms

Keith Ohlinger discusses his approach to pastured livestock, silvopasture, keyline design, biochar, and more in this overview of his soil health management practices.

biochar, keyline, pastured, silvopasture

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Posted on 11 May 2021
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Dollars & Sense of Soil Health

(Production Systems: Livestock, Specialty Crop & Grain) Farmer panelists Keisha Cameron of High Hog Farm (GA), Jill Lada of Green Things Farm Collective (MI) and Rick Clark of Clark Land

conference, economics, grain, livestock, soil health, specialty crops

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Posted on 13 Dec 2022
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Soil Health to Go! with Continuum Ag

7th generation Iowa grain farmer and entrepreneur, Mitchell Hora, discusses how he’s reducing inputs and improving yields through soil health.

family farm, grain, iowa, yields

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Posted on 11 May 2021
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Soil Health to Go! with Fox Briar Farm

Kathleen Moss of Fox Briar Farm describes her use of cover crops, tarps, compost and hand tools to manage for soil health.

compost, cover crops, CSA, hand scale, soil health

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Posted on 11 May 2021
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Soil Health to Go! with A Greener Garden

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

BIPOC, compost, cover crop, healthy soil, soil health

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Posted on 11 May 2021
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Soil Health to Go! with Tidewater Organics

Organic grain producer, Matt Nielsen, shares his experience with growing grain for soil health and transitioning from conventional grain.

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Posted on 23 Feb 2021
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Could 1 Million Acres of Maryland’s Soil Build a Better Future?

Healthy soil grows better crops with fewer inputs. It can contribute to the profitability of your operation by helping you increase your income or reduce your costs.

biodiversity, carbon sequestration, healthy soils, water quality, weather

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