Episode 253. How to Conserve Water at an Urban, Mountain Desert Farm

NCAT’s headquarters in Butte, Montana, has a complicated growing climate to say the least. That makes John Wallace’s job as farm manager of NCAT’s Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training program – or SIFT – challenging as well.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, John talks with NCAT Energy Analyst Victorian Smart about the SIFT farm’s strategies for conserving water. Since the farm is located in what is essentially a high mountain desert and relies on city water, those strategies are essential, as is increasing organic matter in its decomposed-granite soil.

 

ATTRA Resources:

• Local Food Systems
• Water Management
• Soils and Compost
• Cherries and Berries in a Cold Climate
• Hydroponic Trials at NCAT’s SIFT Farm
• SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
• SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
  

Contact John Wallace and Victorian Smart via email at johnw@ncat.org and victorians@ncat.org.

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