Episode 160. Hydroponic Trials at NCAT’s SIFT Farm
Today’s episode is about hydroponic systems NCAT has used at its Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training Program (SIFT) demonstration farm. Lilianna Bento, Energy Corps Intern at NCAT, interviews Andrew Coggins, Director of NCAT’s Rocky Mountain West regional office in Butte, Montana, about innovations and simplifications made to their hydroponic system since 2016.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Andrew Coggins directly at andrewc@ncat.org.
Related ATTRA Resources:
SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT Blogs:
Hydroponics: Root Indicators
By John Wallace, SIFT Farm Manager
SIFT Hydroponics System
By Westley Lund, SIFT Intern
Small Hydroponics Experiment Comparing Two Systems
By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project Coordinator
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