Tribal Agroforestry and Indigenous Fire Stewardship in the Pacific West, 7pm Central Time Frank Lake, US Forest Service Register HERE

Hear from Rick Clark and 2 local farmers, Andy Linder and Matt Alford, about how they are making cover crops work economically in their operations. RSVP by February 17th by emailing lindsey.zeitler@mn.nacdnet.net or by calling 507-373-5607 Ext. 3.

Presenters Rick Clark and Matt Alford will be speaking on the benefits of farming green and the economic impact of regenerative farming, followed by a discussion with a panel of farmers who have incorporated soil health practices that are new to their operation.

Australia is facing increasingly severe cycles of droughts, fires and floods. Join world leading practitioners in landscape restoration for a critically important conversation on a blueprint for how we can make our landscapes more resilient. The speakers: BRUCE SHILLINGSWORTH, Founder, Yaama Ngunna Baaka ZACHARY WEISS, Elemental Ecosystems, USA JOHN FRY, Director, The Australian Landscape Science […]

MOSES 2020 is Feb. 27-29 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis.

Through our Soil Health Benchmark Study, we’re discovering common soil health problems farmers are facing. These soil health issues are happening for a variety of reasons that might include effects from severe weather, unintended consequences from production methods, or simply not having a practical way to implement effective soil-building strategies. During this webinar, we’ll review several […]

Join FACT and grazing expert Sarah Flack for part 3 of a 3-part series on strategies for pasture management. This session will discuss tools and strategies for pasture improvement.   This final session will let us put together what we learned in the first two, and talk about how we can meet livestock  needs while also […]

The 2020 Midwest Soil Health Summit: ‘Farm as Reflection of Farmer’ March 5 at Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River, Minn. | Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $50 for SFA members and $75 nonmembers. Past Midwest Soil Health Summits have sold out; preregistration guarantees your spot at the Summit. Walk-up registration will be available […]

Taller teórico-práctico sobre la producción de biochar a partir de restos de poda y sus muchas aplicaciones en particular para la agricultura y la ganadería. Ven y aprende sobre esta antigua "tecnología" olvidada, su potencial para capturar y almacenar carbono en los suelos, mejorar la fertilidad, la retención de agua y mucho más!

Some of our most cherished sustainable farming practices – from organic agriculture to the farm cooperative and the CSA – have roots in African wisdom. Yet, discrimination and violence against African-American farmers has led to our decline from 14 percent of all growers in 1920 to less than 2 percent today, with a corresponding loss […]

Soils are the basis of all terrestrial life. A teaspoon of healthy soil contains close to a billion bacteria, many yards of fungi, and thousands of protozoa and nematodes. Through decades of poor management techniques such as ongoing tillage, chemical inputs, and compaction, soil has become degraded the world over. This results in a massive […]

Organic Growers School’s Spring Conference offers practical, regionally-appropriate workshops on organic growing, permaculture, homesteading, urban farming, and rural living plus a trade show, seed exchange, raffle, special guests, and pre-conference, on-farm events. More than 150 workshops over the three days including Community Food, Cooking, Earth Skills, Beginning Farmers, Advanced Farmers, Gardening, Herbs, Homesteading, Livestock, Mushrooms, […]

  Our Spring Gardening series will teach you how to design, plant, and manage your garden. This 6-week course—taking place every Monday, March 9–April 20, 2020 (with a break on 4/6)—is divided into 3 topics. You may register for 1 topic ($50), 2 topics ($95), or the full series ($135).   6 Mondays: March 9, […]

Business Planning for Agroforestry, 7pm Central Time Kelleen Wiseman, University of British Columbia Register HERE

March 11, 7 pm-8:30 pm Farm Table Foundation, 110 Keller Avenue North, Amery, WI 54001 Google Map » Event Website » Join us for an engaging evening (and good beer and kombucha) with Dr. Kris Nichols. The way we farm, and the kind of farming our food choices support, has great potential to enhance human health […]

March 13  | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  |  Free  |  Matteson, Ill. Presenter Lee Rinehart of NCAT/ATTRA will discuss how to manage your pigs and poultry in a rotational grazing system to benefit the health of the land and of the animals. Register.

Fecha: 14 marzo 2020 Lugar: Comunidad de Vicente Guerrero Municipio de Españita, Tlaxcala. “Nuestro Maíz, nuestra Raíz” Con este lema el Grupo Vicente Guerrero inicia la cuenta regresiva para su tradicional Feria del Maíz y Otras Semillas Nativas.

Regenerating soil health is the least-known, most promising solution to climate change. Who would have thought that the food we eat could help restore the climate and regenerate ecosystems? To achieve large-scale restoration and climate mitigation, what is needed is a systemic change involving us all: citizens, farmers, land managers, consultants, businesses, researchers, non-profit organizations […]

Fecha: 21-22 marzo 2020 Lugar: Huerto Roma Verde, Ciudad de México Los invitamos a un encuentro de agricultorxs rurales y urban@s, OSC´s, académicos, activistas e interesados en la agricultura y semillas de la cuenca del Valle de México.

El Foro previsto a realizarse en Huerto Roma Verde el 21 de marzo de 12:00 a 15:00 pm, cambia su formato de ser un encuentro presencial a ser un encuentro virtual. Para obtener el enlace escribe al mail que aparece en el flyer. El horario será de 12:00 pm a 14:00 pm. No necesitas descargar […]

We invite you to connect with us LIVE on Wednesday, March 25th for Conversations with Kiss the Ground and Friends featuring Dr. Mark Hyman & Kiss the Ground's Co-Founder and Executive Director, Ryland Engelhart. *This virtual event is free for everyone. The replay will be emailed to anyone who registers and will be posted on […]

Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of death globally, killing an estimated 40 million people annually. According to the World Health Organization (WHO). Noncommunicable Diseases were responsible in 2015 for 70% of the world's 56 million deaths, with 27% (15 million) dying prematurely (between the ages of 30 and 70). Over 80% of these […]

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The conference will be held at Montana State University in the heart of Bozeman, Montana. Join producers, educators, and students from around the region and across the country as our panelists, keynotes, roundtables and forums address the hard questions about soil health and the future of agriculture from the standpoint of researcher, industry professional, and producer. The conference will […]

March 31, 2020 Online The Pasture Project presents this webinar with Meghan Filbert of Practical Farmers of Iowa, addressing common myths about grazing cover crops. The webinar will discuss information from recent grazing cover crop field trials and the experiences of farmers using the practice.