No Trace Farming
Damian Valdez and Jamie Williamson run an organic herb, tea, medicinal plant, and dye plant farm in Eastern San Diego on what is considered to be Luiseño Payómkawichum native land. […]
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Building Strong Foundations, Part 3. Choosing Livestock for Your Farm
/in Livestock, VideoIn the final session of the three-part “Building Strong Foundations” series for beginning livestock farmers, NCAT specialists draw on their own experience to offer tips for success in starting a […]
Building Strong Foundations, Part 1. Soil Health: Your Grazing Foundation
/in Livestock, VideoWondering how to get started with livestock? You’ve come to the right place. This video is the first of “Building Strong Foundations,” a three-part series for beginning livestock farmers. In […]
Building Strong Foundations, Part 2. Adaptive Grazing: Matching Land and Livestock/in Livestock, Video
How many animals should I have? This video — the second session of ATTRA’s three-part “Building Strong Foundations” series for beginning livestock farmers — covers soil structure and its effect […]
Episode 231. Leave No Trace Farming
/in Crops, PodcastDamian Valdez and Jamie Williamson run Lighthouse Herb’n Farm, an organic herb, tea, medicinal plant, and dye-plant operation in eastern San Diego. The farm is located on what is considered Luiseño Payómkawichum native land.
In this episode of Voices from the Field, Jamie and Damian talk with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor about their ethic of “leave no trace” — how they farm organically in San Diego’s harsh desert climate in a way that honors this sacred native land, and ensures that it is kept intact for generations to come.
NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor and Damian Valdez and Jamie Williamson, Lighthouse Herb’n Farm
Overgrazing – A Chronic Soil Disturbance on Grazing Lands: Part I
/in Blog, LivestockChronic human diseases are everywhere these days it seems. Interestingly, there are some similarities between how our bodies respond to acute and chronic disturbances and how grazing lands respond to acute and chronic disturbances that come in the form of grazing, drought, fire, hail and even insect pest invasion.
By Justin Morris, Regenerative Grazing Specialist
Episode 230. NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land Managers
/in Energy, PodcastThe National Center for Appropriate Technology has launched America’s first AgriSolar Clearinghouse to connect farmers, ranchers, land managers, solar developers, and researchers with trusted, practical information to increase the co-location […]
Farm Visit to JSM Organics with Congressman Panetta and Under Secretary Moffitt
/in Blog, Local Food Systems, Pest ManagementStaff from the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s (NCAT) ATTRA sustainable agriculture program had been planning for months to create a video tour of JSM Organics, one of the Latino-owned farms featured in this year’s Latino Farmer Conference.
By Ann Baier, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
The Timeless Pulse: A Personal Story
/in Blog, CropsThis coming year, I am reaching the age where the federal government has suggested that it might be best for me to retire. While amazing legumes provide a natural and timeless means to address much of the fertility needs of at least organic agriculture, I am realizing that I am not as timeless as I used to fool myself into believing.
By Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT Agricultural and Natural Resource Economist
West Coast Hemp Webinar: Regulation, Compliance, and Insurance
/in Crops, VideoThis video is the fourth and final webinar in NCAT’s four-part hemp webinar series featuring the nation’s leading hemp experts and focusing on hemp production and cultivation on the West […]
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