Fact sheet in record keeping for soil health based on the Jan.20 ag tech workshop.
Soil Fertility Management
5.12.23 // 10:00am to 2:00pm
Farmer Resource Fair 2023
The New Entry Farmer Resource Fair is a one-stop-shop for beginning and small farmers to meet and register with essential farm service providers. Representatives from FSA, MDAR, NRCS, USDA FNS, UMass Extension and more will be available for one on one registration and Q&A. Join NRCS and New Entry for a conservation planning field walk and soil quality indicators demonstrations.
12.19.22 // 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Composting at Scale: from the backyard to the backfield what's right for your site?
Learn about different composting options to reduce waste and build valuable soil amendment!
10.20.22 // 10:00am to 2:00pm
Climate-Smart Farming Practices - Farmers of Color Tour and Discussion
Connect with New England Farmers of Color to expand your knowledge of climate-smart farming techniques!
Record Keeping for Soil Health Fact Sheet
Media:
- Digital Download
5.13.22 // 10:00am to 2:00pm
Farmer Resource Fair 2022
The New Entry Farmer Resource Fair is a one-stop-shop for beginning and small farmers to meet and register with essential farm service providers. Representatives from FSA, MDAR, NRCS, USDA FNS, UMass Extension and more will be available for one on one registration and Q&A. Join NRCS and New Entry for a conservation planning field walk and soil quality indicators demonstrations.
4.23.21 // 10:00am to 11:30am
Conservation Planning and USDA Programs
Join representatives from New Entry, NSAC, and NRCS to learn about the NRCS Conservation Planning Process and Financial Assistance Programs
5.19.20 // 4:00pm to 6.16.20 // 5:30pm
Organic Farming and Food Systems Practicum 1: Spring Preparation
Workshop participants will learn basic horticulture principles and practices associated with organic vegetable production emphasizing soil health and regenerative agriculture systems. This workshop focuses on soil management, cultivation and tillage practices (including no-till), plant propagation, and crop planning. The value of soil organic matter and microbes will be discussed within the contexts of industrial and regenerative agriculture, exposing participants to broader issues in the food system.
Mixing Cover Crops
Media:
- Digital Download
This module provides farmers with a foundational understanding of mixing cover crops and provides an overview of a cover crop mix calculator tool, which can help farmers in understanding how much to seed.
Cover Crop Flashcards and Seeding Calculator
Media:
- Digital Download
Trainers can use this teaching module to help farmers, either as a group or one-on-one, make a plan for seeding cover crops in their field, by selecting the best cover crop for their needs and determining the right amount of cover crop seeds to purchase and plant.
Cover Crops 2: How to Select Cover Crops & How to Track the Benefits of Cover Cropping
Media:
- Digital Download
This guide can be used by trainers who want to assist pre-literate and/or English-as a second language-speaking farmers with including cover crops in vegetable production and other crop rotation schedules. It leads farmers through the process of sorting through the characteristics of specific cover crops to select the best one or mix of cover crops to meet their goals. It introduces farmers to a series of questions that they can answer throughout the growing season to evaluate the performance of the cover crops they have planted. Worksheets are provided so that trainers can assist farmers with this evaluation and with recording the results. Some data is specific to the Southeast region of the United States, but links to resources where data appropriate to other regions can be accessed are provided.This teaching resource was developed by Lauren Bailey of The Nashville Food Project in Nashville, TN in partnership with the Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED Solutions).
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