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Organic Checkoff Program May Be Coming

July 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

Got organic? From Slate; by Leah Douglas; May 14, 2015 “Got Milk?” “Pork: The Other White Meat.” “The Incredible Edible Egg.” “Beef: It’s What’s for [...]

Sustainable Food and Farming Online Classes

July 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Registration opened this week for our Fall ONLINE classes in Sustainable Food and Farming at UMass Amherst. You may take classes individually or toward completion of the [...]

“Voices of Soil” Essay and Video Contest – $5,000 in Prizes

July 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

NRDC & LEXICON OF SUSTAINABILITY ANNOUNCE THE “VOICES OF SOIL” ESSAY & VIDEO CONTEST US Residents Ages 18-28 Encouraged to Submit Original Essays And/Or Videos [...]

Soil and Your Health eBook – Free Download

July 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

Organic Connections and Natural Vitality Publishing Releases “Soil and Your Health” eBook Soil – it’s easy to miss when our attention naturally goes to the [...]

Cover Crops and Soil Health Report Released

June 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

National Working Group Releases Report on Cover Crops and Soil Health The National Working Group on Cover Crops and Soil Health—consisting of 19 leaders from various [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – 3rd Week in June, 2015

June 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

USDA NEWS Conservation Options Communicated to CRP Contract Holders On June 17, USDA’s Farm Service Agency wrote to all Conservation Reserve Program participants with [...]

DIY Chicken Waterer Saves Time and Keeps Water Clean

June 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

When you envision a refreshing drink of water, it is probably chilled to perfection and crystal clear. Having clean drinking water is of the utmost importance not only for us [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News from NSAC

June 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Programs in Action: SARE Supports Beginning Farmers on the Forefront of Organic Research This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting SARE projects that support [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – End of May 2015

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Release: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Submits Comments on USDA Draft Rule that would continue to allow million dollar subsidy payments to mega-farms On May 27, [...]

Practicing Tractor Safety on the Farm

June 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Safety on the farm is paramount. Regardless of the task you are undertaking, you need to protect yourself at all times. In many cases, beginning or small farms are operations [...]