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By Andy Pressman, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Program Director “Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes, What’d life be without homegrown tomatoes? Only two things that money can’t buy And that’s true love and […]
By Maura Henn, NCAT Local Food Systems Specialist What do farmers markets, locally owned grocery stores, and community compost centers have in common? If you answered they are all […]
By Darron Gaus, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Across the arid West, the choices producers make about how they graze, plant, and manage their soil ripple far beyond (and below) the […]
By Hakeem Holmes, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Let’s face it, farming isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a profession where your best-laid plans can be upended by a sudden […]
By Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Ginseng is a valuable native medicinal plant that can be farmed in a ‘wild simulated’ cultivation method in many parts of the United […]
By Gabriella Soto-Velez, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist There are many different terms for the practices that incorporate trees into agricultural production: agroforestry, intercropping, permaculture, food forests, and now there’s a […]
By Audrey Kolde, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist My experience in farming started at the hand-tool scale. I enjoy the physical labor, that tangible connection to the land. But years of […]
By NCAT Conservation Planner Cody Brown and NCAT Senior Conservation Planner Alisha Horak If the word ‘wool’ conjures up memories of itchy socks and the scratchy blankets your grandparents would […]
By Mike Lewis, NCAT Senior Manager, Southeast and Appalachia Region In the past century, the number of farmers in the U.S. has declined dramatically. Small farms, once the heart and […]
By Danielle Crocker Hurricane Helene struck in late September 2024. When it hit, I happened to be visiting Asheville, North Carolina, and so I rode out the storm there. The […]
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