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Working with Water at Wellspring Forest Farm
by Steve Gabriel From the moment we stepped onto the land that became our farm and livelihood, water was a central element. We found...
Steve Gabriel
Aug 7, 202310 min read
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Water and Earthworks
By Ben Falk A resilient homesteader and designer must be a water process facilitator. Through an awareness of how water affects living...
Ben Falk
Aug 7, 202313 min read
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I Love my Drip Irrigation. My Plants do Too.
By Richard Robinson There are three major reasons I love to use drip irrigation in the garden: It puts water where it does the most good,...
Richard Robinson
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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Farming with Less Clean Water
By Dan Pavich 20+ years in the agriculture industry and mostly in the regenerative ag sector, you see some stories and are occasionally...
Dan Pavich
Aug 7, 20236 min read
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How to Minimize Irrigation Even in the Hottest of Summers
By Christine R. Nelson Photo credit: Many Hands Organic Farm The height of the 2022 growing season will be remembered for the undesirable...
Christine R. Nelson
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Water Management For Every Permaculture Farm
By William Horvath When I was a kid, my brother and I used to enjoy the winter weather at my grandparent’s farm in the mountains. In a...
William Horvath
Jul 26, 202312 min read
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A Land Back Moment for the Onondaga Nation
The Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, Regains 1023 Acres of the Land Stolen by New York State The Onondaga Nation will...
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Jul 20, 20234 min read
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Where Has All the Water Gone
By Stephen Leslie 2022 was a hot dry summer across the region, and in fact, across the Northern Hemisphere. Concerns about water...
STEPHEN LESLIE
Jul 18, 20235 min read
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Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World
A book excerpt from Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World: How Regenerative Grazing Can Restore Soils and Stabilize the Climate By...
Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger
Jul 13, 20234 min read
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Vermont's Universal Recycling Law & Growing Plastic Pollution
Growing plastic pollution and profits for multinational corporations was not the intention of Vermont's Universal Recycling Law By Grace...
Grace Oedel
Jul 13, 20234 min read
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Positive Vibrations and Love Aided in Healing Trees
By Obiora Embry Obiora Embry and his siblings were born to Afrocentric, artistic/creative, intelligent, forward-thinking, family- and...
Obiora Embry
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Policy: NFFC Fly-in 2023
By Stephen Leslie I recently had the honor and privilege to represent Nofa-Vt at the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) DC Fly-in that...
STEPHEN LESLIE
Jul 11, 20234 min read
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Policy: To Civic Engagement in Life-Affirming Agricultural Policy
Report on the Recent NFFC Fly-in from Sarah Gilliatt Having just participated in the (NFFC) 2023 Fly-in to Washington, DC between...
Sarah Gilliatt
Jul 11, 20235 min read
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Policy: The End of Organics
By Jim Riddle The fundamental concepts of organic farming have always been, “Feed the Soil, not the Plant,” and “Healthy Soil leads to...
Jim Riddle
Jul 11, 20236 min read
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Opinion: Water and Farming: A Crucial Connection
By Adjoa Kittoe Water and farming are inextricably linked, and access to a reliable supply of water is essential for food production and...
Adjoa Kittoe
Jul 11, 20233 min read
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Farmer Wellness Matters
By Devin Cornia By now, many of us have likely seen or heard the phrase “No Farms, No Food." It’s simple, true, and in just four words,...
Devin Cornia
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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Ten Years of Research on Garlic: Part One
By Crystal Stewart Courtens Here we are, our garlic crop is all tucked into the ground while we rest for the winter and eagerly await...
Crystal Stewart Courtens
Jul 11, 20239 min read
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Simple Gifts Farm
By Rema Boscov Spring planting time. Four people wait to take their seats on the newly adapted water-wheel transplanter. In their...
Rema Boscov
Jul 10, 20239 min read
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Spring 2023 - Letter from the Editor
By Elizabeth Gabriel It’s been a balmy winter in upstate New York and worries about the sap season (not to mention the general longevity...
Liza Gabriel
Jul 10, 20234 min read
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