Join experienced vegetable, herb, and seed growers Ira Wallace and Pam Dawling for an afternoon of workshops and a book signing. Pam Dawling will present on Year Round Vegetable Production and Ira Wallace will present on Seedkeeping, Cooperation and Community Building: Everyday Acts of Resistance in Agriculture. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by The Nashville Food Project.

Farming is hard, period, but throw climate change into the mix and it gets even harder. Extreme heat from climate change can cause crops to shrivel, lose flavor complexity, become sunburned, and even die completely in some cases.

A new set of fact sheets provides comprehensive insights into the demographics of U.S. farms that offer agritourism activities or sell food directly to consumers or both.

In this new, short video, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Linda Coffey talks about the project she leads — Women, Livestock, and the Land (WLL).

Researchers at Cornell University published a study showing that hummingbirds reduced spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) fruit infestation levels by up to 64% in field trials on berry farms. SWD is a damaging pest of soft-skinned fruit.

Today, USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that they will increase 2023 reimbursement rates for certified organic farmers who apply for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Producers will be eligible for a reimbursement of up to $750 per year up to 75% of the annual cost of organic certification. If the operation has more than one scope (e.g., two or more of the four scopes – crops, livestock, handling, wild crops), they can receive a $750 reimbursement for each scope in 2023.

We have been overwhelmed by the generous support of this community. Over the past three weeks we have raised and distributed almost $19,000 to 18 farmers who were effected by the strong winds on March 3rd.