Entries by Rich Myers

Urban Agroforestry Video Series

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In this 11-part video series, we explore the many different facets of implementing community agroforestry projects — among them planning, ecological design, implementation, navigating city codes and regulations, and community engagement. Listen to the real-life success stories of agroforestry projects in urban and suburban areas and learn how you can start an urban agroforestry project […]

Episode 316. Gardopia Gardens, a San Antonio Urban Farm

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This episode of Voices from the Field is a conversation centered around two organizations helping the community in the area of San Antonio, Texas, through sustainable agriculture and education. Stephen Lucke of San Antonio’s Gardopia Gardens and NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Justin Duncan take a candid look at their organizations’ missions as well as the […]

Episode 315. Meet NCAT’s New Executive Director, Fred Bahnson

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, we meet Fred Bahnson, NCAT’s new Executive Director. Fred tells us the story of the journey that led him to NCAT and talks with Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis about the strength of NCAT’s resources — and staff — and some of its many programs. Related Resources: […]

Carbon Farm and Ranch Planning

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Carbon Farm Planning is a high-value opportunity for producers to strengthen the resilience of farms and ranches, improving their ability to capture and store more carbon energy in the farm system, as well as to adapt to changing weather patterns such as drought and recurring heat waves and rebound from extreme weather events such as […]

Episode 314. Biochar and NCAT’s SIFT Farm

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Andrew Coggins and John Wallace talk about biochar and NCAT’s use of biochar in its Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training (SIFT) program. John runs NCAT’s SIFT farm at the nonprofit’s headquarters in Butte, Montana. SIFT does sustainable agriculture trials at the farm, including some […]

Episode 313. Meet NCAT: Cody Brown on Carbon Planning in Texas

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, we meet NCAT’s new carbon farm planner in Texas, Cody Brown. Cody’s friend — and now colleague — NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Darron Gaus talks with him about his background, the carbon planning work he is doing now, how producers can get involved in that work, and […]

Episode 312. New NCAT Irrigation Publications Demystify Water and Energy Savings

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor talks to NCAT Southwest Regional Director Mike Morris about a new series of irrigation guidebooks available from NCAT’s ATTRA program. Mike and Katherine discuss some common myths and misunderstandings about irrigation, the under-appreciated importance of soil health to irrigators, and some […]

Episode 311: More Than Food Grows at Community Gardens and Urban Farms

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Community gardens and urban farms provide more than just delicious, fresh food for surrounding neighborhoods. In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Felicia Bell and Nina Prater talk about what these two types of enterprises are and the differences between them, why they are so beneficial, what some of their […]

Episode 108. A Conversation with Amigo Bob

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Martin Guerena has a talk with “Amigo Bob” Cantisano. Bob is a pioneer in California organic agriculture, and he is well known as the founding organizer of the annual Ecological Farming Conference, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020. It is one […]

Episode 310. A Conversation with Organic Pioneer Bob Scowcroft

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Martin Guerena has a conversation with Bob Scowcroft, former Executive Director of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF). Bob recounts his involvement in the organic movement, from working as an organizer with Friends of the Earth on pesticide […]