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SUMMARY:Soil Carbon Amendment Webinar with American Farmland Trust
DESCRIPTION:Have you been growing cover crops year after year and still aren’t seeing soil organic matter increase? Are you tired of soil moisture swings\, seeing water puddle on your fields\, and watching your crops and pastures dry up a few weeks later? Do you worry that you’re not getting the most out of your fertilizer investments? If the answer to any of these questions is yes\, you may be interested in the Soil Carbon Amendment (SCA) webinar hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Health Subcommittee and American Farmland Trust (AFT). \nThis webinar is designed for farmers and technical service providers. Please register by Monday\, April 15th\, to learn how the Soil Carbon Amendment can help you advance towards your soil organic matter goals. \nQuestions? Contact Caro Roszell at croszell@farmland.org\, (413)-206-7169 \nRegister here \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/soil-carbon-amendment-webinar-with-american-farmland-trust/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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SUMMARY:Funding Webinar for Conservation Districts in MA\, CT\, VT\, and NH to Assist with Outreach and Sampling
DESCRIPTION:To build our understanding of the impacts farmland conservation and conservation planning have on soil health in New England\, AFT is expanding soil health testing access across the region! Over the next 2 years\, our goal is to reach 200 farmers and collect soil samples on 600 fields. As part of the effort to reach more farmers\, funding is available to Conservation Districts in MA\, CT\, VT\, and NH that assist with outreach and sampling. Farmers and conservation staff can collect and submit samples independently\, or request support from AFT staff. \nSoil health data and survey results will contribute to an anonymized regional dataset that will be used to expand our understanding of soil health on farms and the barriers that farmers face. Results will be shared with participating farmers and technical advisors\, with the broader community through meetings in each state and participation in farmer conferences\, and through peer-reviewed publications.Interested in participating? \nRegister here for the March 12th webinar detailing Cornell soil sampling methods and program Q&A. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/webinar-on-aft-funding-for-conservation-districts-in-ma-ct-vt-and-nh-to-assist-with-outreach-and-sampling/
LOCATION:Zoom / Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T130000
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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Walk at Island Grown Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Join Island Grown Initiative and American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring innovative approaches to tillage reduction on organic farms. Farmers Andrew Woodruff and Tim Connelly will provide a whole-farm tour focusing on their soil health and regenerative farming practices. During the tour\, Andrew and Tim will showcase the custom zone builder they’ve built and the demonstration plots where they have used it to plant low-till fall brassicas into crimped and tarp-terminated rye\, vetch\, and crimson clover cover crop mix. With assistance from soil health consultant Alli Fish\, they are tracking yield outcomes\, labor investments\, compaction\, weed suppression\, and other soil health indicators in the trial field. Andrew\, Tim\, and Alli will discuss the soil health and crop performance outcomes of their tillage reduction trial. We will round out the afternoon with an informal farmer-to-farmer Q&A and discussion. \nIf you plan to bring your car to Island\, make a reservation as far in advance as possible (as tourist demand is high).  Contact Julie if you wish to arrange a carpool with other attendees.  Arrive at the ferry terminal at least 30 minutes prior to departure and plan on a 45-minute ferry ride.  A link to the ferry schedule is here.  \nAbout the Farm: \nIsland Grown Initiative\, a non-profit organization that works to build a regenerative and equitable food system on Martha’s Vineyard\, has been transitioning its 40-acre farm to low- and no-tillage regenerative agricultural practices\, utilizing tarps\, landscape fabric\, year-round\, diverse cover crops\, and multi-species rotational grazing. The farm also includes a 30\,000-square-foot glass greenhouse\, a ten-month CSA\, a robust gleaning program\, and hosts frequent field trips from our local schools. Approximately 1/3 of what we grow is donated to islanders in need through our own food equity programs and through partners in our Island Food Equity Network. \nSpeakers: \nAndrew Woodruff has been farming vegetables on Martha’s Vineyard since he started Whippoorwill Farm in his teenage years. In 2017\, after many decades of growing\, Andrew decided to lease out Whippoorwill Farm and work as a consultant for local farms promoting soil health using regenerative systems. This journey has allowed Andrew to radically rethink land stewardship and how to grow food sustainably. \nAlli Fish supports soil health data collection and planning for numerous farms on Martha’s Vineyard. She works to catalyze the widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve soil health\, sequester carbon\, decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions\, and promote agricultural resiliency to climate change. She has worked with American Farmland Trust\, USDA\, Duke University\, and Environmental Defense Fund on research projects around land-based carbon sequestration techniques. \n~Register Here\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/soil-health-field-walk-at-island-grown-initiative/
LOCATION:Island Grown Initiative Farm\, 80 Stony Hill Road\, Vineyard Haven\, MA
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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Walk at Andrews Farm
DESCRIPTION:Soil Health Field Walk at Andrews Farm\nMonday\, August 7\, 4:30-6:00 pm  \n183 West Hill Road\, Gardiner\, ME 04345 \nJoin Andrews Farm and American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring innovative approaches to tillage reduction on organic farms. Farmer Mike Perisho will showcase his four-year minimum tillage rotation: \n\nYear 1:  Onions mulched with aged leaves which are then raked to pathways after harvest and winter rye/vetch sown on bed tops;\nYear 2 Rye/vetch crimped/tarped for fall brassicas;\nYear 3: Residues raked into pathways for carrot and salad green successions;\nYear 4: Beds raised using BCS (2-wheel tractor) rotary plow and covered with wide landscape fabric with permanent holes for peppers\, eggplant\, and summer cucurbits.\n\nMike will provide a whole-farm tour and will discuss the operations involved in the trial rotation\, elaborating on his initial soil health\, weed suppression\, and crop performance observations. We will round out the afternoon with a lightly-moderated farmer roundtable sharing session on what soil health and climate adaptation practices participants are exploring on their farms. \nSpeakers \nMike Perisho began growing vegetables on his wife Jess’s family land in 2014\, which had been farmed by her family since the late 1800s. This fifth-generation effort is keeping the land in agriculture while involving family members\, friends\, and neighbors in the stewardship of the land. Mindful of how their activities affect life downstream\, the farm team takes any opportunity to work with nature\, rather than intervene against it\, through the use of practices that preserve soil structure and maintain high levels of biological activity. \nJulie Fine\, New England Climate and Agriculture Specialist for American Farmland Trust has worked on dairy and vegetable farms in MA\, CA\, and New Zealand over the last 20 years before settling in western Massachusetts. In 2018\, she earned an MS in plant and soil science from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst researching the effects of winter-killed cover crops on nutrient cycling\, weed suppression\, and soil health. Through relationships with farmers across the Northeast\, Julie has seen the agricultural and climate challenges that food producers face and is dedicated to working together toward site-specific solutions for climate adaptation\, soil health\, and sustainable food production. \n~Register Here\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/soil-health-field-walk-at-andrews-farm/
LOCATION:Andrews Farm\, 183 West Hill Road\, Gardiner\, ME\, 04345
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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Walk: Crimson & Clover Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join Crimson & Clover Farm and American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring innovative approaches to tillage reduction on organic farms. Farmer Nathan Frigard will showcase three tillage reduction and soil health trials: zone-tilling and planting crops into established dutch white clover living mulch\, growing teff as a living mulch between tomato beds\, and the use of intensive cover crop successions for organic matter/residue building. Nathan will provide a farm tour\, stopping at each trial plot to discuss the operations involved and any initial soil health\, weed suppression\, and crop performance observations. We will round out the afternoon with an informal farmer-to-farmer Q&A and discussion. \nSpeakers \nNate Frigard co-founded Crimson & Clover Farm in 2011 with a mission to provide quality products\, build healthy soils\, and create a vibrant community farm where folks could come to not just pick up their CSA vegetables but also walk the land\, pick strawberries\, and flowers\, see their neighbors\, and learn where their food came from.  For Nate\, farming has always been about more than just growing great food but also building connections with nature and among people. \nLocation: Crimson & Clover Farm 215 Spring St\, Florence\, MA 01062 \n~Register Here\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/soil-health-field-walk-crimson-clover-farm-2/
LOCATION:Crimson & Clover Farm\, 215 Spring St. 01062\, Florence\, MA\, 01062
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T080000
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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Walk: Crimson & Clover Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join Crimson Clover Farm and American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring innovative approaches to tillage reduction on organic farms. Farmer Nathan Frigard will showcase three tillage reduction and soil health trials: zone-tilling and planting crops into established dutch white clover living mulch\, growing teff as a living mulch between tomato beds\, and the use of intensive cover crop successions for organic matter/residue building. Nathan will provide a farm tour\, stopping at each trial plot to discuss the operations involved and any initial soil health\, weed suppression\, and crop performance observations. We will round out the afternoon with an informal farmer-to-farmer Q&A and discussion. \nSpeakers \nNate Frigard co-founded Crimson & Clover Farm in 2011 with a mission to provide quality products\, build healthy soils\, and create a vibrant community farm where folks could come to not just pick up their CSA vegetables but also walk the land\, pick strawberries\, and flowers\, see their neighbors\, and learn where their food came from.  For Nate\, farming has always been about more than just growing great food but also building connections with nature and among people. \n~Register Here\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/soil-health-field-walk-crimson-clover-farm/
LOCATION:Crimson & Clover Farm\, 215 Spring St. 01062\, Florence\, MA\, 01062
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SUMMARY:Cut and Carry for Weed Management and Fertility in Organic Cropping Systems (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join American Farmland Trust for a webinar on Cut and Carry for Weed Management and Fertility in Organic Cropping Systems. Also known as ‘transferred mulch\,’ “cut and carry” refers to the practice of growing\, harvesting and moving loads of mulch from one part of the farm (or a neighboring farm) to another\, usually as loose greenchop or ensiled material. This practice has been used to reduce tillage in organic vegetable production systems by using thick mulch to suppress weeds. Cut and carry can also be used as a fertility strategy\, through the harvest\, application\, and incorporation of legumes onto cropped acres. \nIn this webinar\, we will hear from: \nCharlotte Giard-Laliberté of the CETAB+ (Centre d’expertise et de transfert en agriculture biologique et de proximité) in Quebec\, who will present on results from her research into cut and carry approaches\, both with incorporation for fertility\, and as a mulch for organic weed suppression; \nJeremy Barker Plotkin and Dave Tepfer of Simple Gifts Farm on their initial results from a SARE-funded trial examining nutrient and soil health outcomes in no-till cucurbit crops planted into cut and carry mulched plots; and \nSpencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm in Middlebury\, Vermont\, who will share his methods for planting various vegetables into minimally and no-tilled cover crops and adding transferred mulch for weed suppression and enhanced fertility. \nOur expert panel will discuss the pros and cons of cut and carry approaches for both fertility and tillage reduction\, suggest potential innovations in cover crop management for soil health and farm viability\, and will take questions from the audience. Farmers will come away from this webinar with practical information on using harvested cover crops on the farm to reduce off-farm inputs\, increase soil health outcomes\, and reduce tillage. \nSign up now. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/cut-and-carry-for-weed-management-and-fertility-in-organic-cropping-systems-march-23-430-600pm-virtual/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T160000
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SUMMARY:No More Normal: A Climate Adaptation Farmer Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Join American Farmland Trust’s New England Climate and Agriculture team and Jim Ward of Ward’s Berry Farm for a farmer roundtable discussion of strategies and ideas for building resilience on our farmlands. Jim Ward will kick off the conversations with some of his observations and approaches to farming in increasingly variable weather conditions\, and the role that soil health plays in managing for crop resilience. This event is geared toward mechanized vegetable farms of medium to large scale; both conventional and organic strategies will be discussed. \nThis is a free\, farmer-focused\, peer-to-peer event. AFT Staff will provide refreshments\, logistics\, and detailed note taking so you can have access to the notes from the conversation after the event. \nClick here to RSVP! \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/no-more-normal-a-climate-adaptation-farmer-roundtable/
LOCATION:Ward’s Berry Farm\, 614 S Main St\, Sharon\, MA\, 02067
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