Entries by Tracy Mumma

Community Helps Farm During Weather Crisis

When Vermont experienced intense rains and flooding in July, community members turned out to help Intervale Center with an emergency harvest at its farms, says a story in Sierra magazine. […]

Finalists Selected for New York AEM-Leopold Conservation Award

Three finalists have been selected for New York’s Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation Award. New York’s longstanding AEM Award partnered with the Sand County Foundation’s nationally recognized Leopold Conservation Award® […]

Conversation on Indigenous Food Sovereignty Published

The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development published a peer-reviewed article, “Indigenous food systems and food sovereignty: A collaborative conversation from the American Association of Geographers 2022 Annual […]

Videos Address Organic Almond Orchard Weed Control

Two new videos in SARE’s Manage Weeds on Your Farm series explore organic almond-grove weed control on Burroughs Family Farm’s 1,200-acre orchard in Denair, California. In Ecological Weed Management at […]

John May Farm Safety Fund

Applications are accepted year-round. The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health’s John May Farm Safety Fund provides 1:1 matching grants up to $5,000 to small and mid-sized farm […]

Cooperative Agreement to Improve Soil Health Tools

American Farmland Trust (AFT) and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service have signed a two-year, $2 million cooperative agreement to further develop and improve AFT’s soil health economic and environmental tools, […]