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Eco-Friendly Ag Practices May Be Easier Than Farmers Think
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New research shows that labor is thought to be a bigger barrier for farmers to adopt climate resilient practices than it actually is. Rotating crops, using compost, adding cover crops and flower strips, and reducing tillage are practices that can make farms resilient to climate change and bring environmental benefits, but Cornell researchers have found…
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Master Composters Turn Food Waste into Community Action
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Educators at CCE Tompkins County are training volunteer compost experts with the mission of engaging the community in smarter waste management, reducing food waste one person at a time. Austin Beck was looking for a way to meet people and get involved in his new community when he moved to Ithaca in August of…
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NY Soil Health Field Day: Biochar, Compost and Building Climate Resiliency
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Hosted by CCE Suffolk Agricultural Stewardship Program and CCE Suffolk Vegetable/Potato Program in coordination with Cornell Small Farms and NY Soil Health This soil health field day will include discussions and demonstrations of research on various soil amendments including biochar and compost in nursery, vegetable, and vineyard production systems. We will discuss how these soil…
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Magic of Compost
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Compost is a residential win-win for increasing soil health and for reducing the volume of waste headed to a municipal landfill. Learn 4 different types of composting methods in this workshop, including outside and indoor composting, aerobic and anaerobic techniques, worm and lasagna approaches.
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Tarps, Mulch, and Timing: No-Till Tools to Rob the Weed Seedbank
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Research shows how the legacy of tarping and mulching can lead to fewer weeds in no–till vegetables. By Stephen Stresow and Ryan Maher The Woes of Weeding One of the persistent challenges for organic vegetable farmers is managing weeds. These floral foes emerge each season from the weed seedbank–a collection of all the weed seeds…
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The ABC’s of Almond Agaricus Mushrooms
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This warm weather mushroom is superlative in any garden. Meet the cousin to the white button mushroom, crimini and portabella: Almond Agaricus (Agaricus subrufescens). This sweet, fragrant summer mushroom is much easier to grow than its cousins. In fact, it can be grown in your garden compost. Just like button mushrooms, it grows in compost,…
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Poplar Hedge Farm Taking AEM at Environmental Stewardship
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Small, diverse livestock operation committed to implementing environmental stewardship practices. Nestled in the countryside near Cooperstown, Poplar Hedge Farm is a producer and direct marketer of goat milk products, poultry, beef and pork. Farm owners Tim and Cindy Powers are implementing New York’s Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) program, which allows them to incorporate Best Management…
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Local Compost Materials Heat Community Greenhouse
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Jesica Clark of South Pine Street City Farm trials compost substrates to find a sustainable way to heat an urban greenhouse By Abigail Woughter From Empty Space to Green Space When farming a quarter-acre community garden on a city block, it is easy to feel as if everyone is watching. Jesica Clark of South Pine…
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Compost Power!
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Is it really possible to extract heat from compost to warm your barn, greenhouse or home? A grassroots research network is finding out. Any farmer is well aware that a large heap of fresh manure, livestock bedding and other organic farm residuals will generate substantial heat for several weeks or months. What is less widely…
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