Entries by Rich Myers

Lesson 1. Are Farmers Markets Right For You?

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In this video, Tammy Howard, a Horticulture Specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks about how to evaluate whether farmers markets are the best way to sell your products based on your goals, resources, and location. The video is part of the “Tools for Getting Started at Farmers Markets” project.  

WATCH Growing Hope: Climate and Grazing

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The fourth session of NCAT’s annual conference, Growing Hope: Practical Tools for Our Changing Climate, considers the connection between grazing and the climate. Cattle, sheep, and goats can be powerful tools to sequester carbon in grasslands when managed well. This session explores the positive impact ruminants can have on soil health, the agroecosystem, the climate, […]

Episode 294. Organic Production and the Climate

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture and Natural Resource Economist Jeff Schahczenski discusses the climate benefits of certified organic production systems with Dr. Amber Sciligo, Director of Science Programs at The Organic Center. With training in systems-based research, Dr. Sciligo has worked closely with researchers, industry, farmers, and policymakers to identify […]

WATCH Growing Hope: Climate and Soils

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The first session of NCAT’s third annual national conference, Growing Hope: Practical Tools for Our Changing Climate, focused on Climate and Soils. The session opened with a special keynote address by Dr. Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Awardee and Distinguished Professor of Soil Science at Ohio State University. Following Dr. Lal’s address, a panel […]

AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 4: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies – Solar Pollinator Habitat

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Wondering how solar energy arrays can benefit pollinator health and habitat? Find out in this interesting podcast from our archives! This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT’s Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund and President of Conservation Blueprint.  […]

Episode 292. Don’t Leave It to Beavers: Dam It Yourself

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Here’s a fun fact. Before European settlement, as much as 10% of the continental U.S. was influenced by the presence of beaver dams. Although beavers have been displaced from much of their historic range, land managers don’t have to be high and dry in their absence. More and more people are rehydrating their land by […]

Episode 291. Una conversación sobre suelo con Patricio O’Neil

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En este episodio de Voices from the Field, Martin Guerena, especialista en agricultura sostenible de la oficina regional occidental de NCAT en Davis, California, habla con Patricio O’Neil de Soil Health Services en Alamosa, Colorado. Su conversación describe los cultivos característicos de la región del valle de San Luis Colorado, la sequía de la región […]

‘She’s Raising Sheep’ Podcast Series

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Linda Poole, an NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist who works on regenerative grazing issues, has recorded a series of more than a dozen Voices from the Field podcasts interviewing women shepherds from the United States and around the world. You can find the entire “She’s Raising Sheep” series here.