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Reflections on NCAT’s First Soil Health Innovations Conference

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Everyone has their “thing”—that topic or interest that they just can’t get enough of. That topic that you bore people with at parties (remember parties?) when you talk about it just a little too long. For me, my “thing” is soil. I find the topic of soil so endlessly fascinating, and I get to think about, talk about, teach about, and play with soil as a job and a way of life. I’m lucky enough to be a soil specialist for NCAT and I live on a family farm.
By Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Soil Steaming for High Tunnels

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Soil steaming on farms is an emerging technology that is being utilized to manage disease, weeds, and pests in high tunnels. Although soil steaming is a proven technology, particularly for […]

Reclaiming Wood

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So many of our projects on the farm require building structures out of wood. I’m always building a new raised bed or chicken coop or fences to keep the chickens from messing with my vegetables, but a recent trip to the local hardware store was a rude awakening. Wood prices were double what I paid six months ago. Why? They said it had something to do with the fires out west. After taking a moment to reflect on the inter-connectedness of everything, I paid for the wood I needed and went on my merry way. My trip home was merry indeed because I passed by an opportunity, literally: pallets. Stacks and stacks of pallets.
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Farm to Food Hub to School

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In this video, Daniel Prial, a specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks with Alex McCullough and McKenna Hayes of Food Connects food hub in Brattleboro, Vermont, about […]

So, You Want to a Start a Farm?

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This blog will cover a short set of key questions you should ask yourself when considering starting a farm. Your answers will help you think about whether farming is right for you and help get you started in your planning process.
By Rockiell Woods, NCAT Gulf States Regional Director