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CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
04/09/19 • 74 min
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In this episode, Andy Pressman, director of the National Center for Appropriate Technology's Northeast Regional Office in Keene, New Hampshire, and a specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, talks with two farmers with differing experiences in offering Community Support Agriculture – or CSA – subscriptions to their customers.
Sam Humphrey, director of the NCAT Demonstration Farm at Piney Woods School near Jackson, Mississippi, joins in the discussion along with Christine Doherty Pressman, of the Foggy Hill Farm near Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Christine, who is married to Andy, has nearly 20 years' worth of experience with CSAs. By contrast, the most recent growing season was Sam's first time offering a CSA.
They talk about the issues that go into a CSA – crop planning, marketing, effective harvesting strategies, qualifying to accept SNAP payments, deciding what to do with excess produce, and more.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Andy Pressman directly at [email protected] and Sam Humphrey at [email protected]
Related ATTRA Resources:
Community Supported Agriculture
Tips for Selling Through CSAs — Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Using Social Media to Grow Your Farm Business
Marketing, Business, and Risk Management
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
04/09/19 • 74 min
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SIFT Farm's Unusual Year
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
08/19/20 • 17 min
In this episode, Andrew Coggins, director of the National Center for Appropriate Technology's Rocky Mountain West office, has a conversation with farm manager John Wallace about the unusual growing season so far at NCAT's SIFT Farm.
Both Andrew and John work out of Butte, Montana.
SIFT -- or Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training program -- aims to help communities increase their food security by producing their own healthy food. SIFT, with NCAT, has a working, sustainably managed, demonstration farm on five acres at our Butte office.
This farm is the center of a program that teaches farmers and future farmers, urban food producers, community leaders, and citizens how to produce high-value, nutrient-rich food on small parcels of land. And in Butte's case, in a challenging climate.
This year, the Butte farm site has endured a heavy spring snow and subsequent high winds, in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic. John talks about how the farm has reacted, both in production and in its community associations.
Please take a few minutes to complete a survey when the podcast is done. We really value your feedback to help us make our podcasts better. The link is in the notes below.For more information on this topic, contact John Wallace directly at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Related ATTRA Resources:
NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm website
Urban and Community Agriculture
SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
Production to Address Community Needs
Cherries and Honeyberries in a Cold Climate
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Websi
08/19/20 • 17 min
Hydroponic Trials at NCAT's SIFT Farm
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/15/20 • 10 min
Today's episode is about hydroponic systems NCAT has used at its Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training Program (SIFT) demonstration farm. Lilianna Bento, Energy Corps Intern at NCAT, interviews Andrew Coggins, Director of NCAT's Rocky Mountain West regional office in Butte, Montana, about innovations and simplifications made to their hydroponic system since 2016.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Andrew Coggins directly at [email protected].
ATTRA Resources:
SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT Blogs:
Hydroponics: Root Indicators By John Wallace, SIFT Farm Manager
SIFT Hydroponics SystemBy Westley Lund, SIFT Intern
Small Hydroponics Experiment Comparing Two Systems By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project Coordinator
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
07/15/20 • 10 min
Farming Medicinal Plants
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
08/05/20 • 66 min
In this episode, Devona Bell, NCAT's Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities, has a conversation with Maya and Ed Skopal.
Maya and Ed own I-TAL ACRES, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia. The Skopals discuss their philosophy of medicinal plants, some of the plants they grow and the methods they use to grow them, how the medicinal plants are processed into products, and I-TAL ACRES' business philosophy.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Devona Bell directly via email at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Related ATTRA Resources:
What are some options for marketing medicinal herbs?
Other Resources:
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
08/05/20 • 66 min
Starting a Farm: Soil Considerations
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/29/20 • 19 min
IToday's podcast is part of the occasional series entitled "Starting a Farm" from Rockiell Woods, Director of NCAT's Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, and Bill Evans, Director of Horticulture at Up in Farms Food Hub in Jackson. This episode is about soil considerations on a new farm. They talk about factors that affect soil, how to have yours tested, and the various ways you can improve your soil.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Rockiell Woods directly at [email protected].
Related ATTRA Resources:
How to Add Compost on Your Small Farm
Soil Management: National Organic Program Regulations
Tipsheet: Manure in Organic Production Systems
Tipsheet: Assessing the Soil Resource for Beginning Organic Farmers
Other Resources:
Please complete a brief survey to let us know what you thought of the content presented here.
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
07/29/20 • 19 min
Integrated Pest Management in Idaho Flocks
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/22/20 • 58 min
In this episode, NCAT Livestock Specialist Dave Scott has a conversation with Caleb Pirc of Good Shepherd Farm in Meridian, Idaho, about integrated pest-management strategies for their sheep operations. Dave, who, among other duties, works with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program out of NCAT headquarters in Butte, Montana, is the co-owner of Montana Highland Lamb near Whitehall, Montana.
Caleb, who also is the director of governmental affairs for the Idaho Wool Growers Association, raises registered Katahdin. He and Dave talk about reducing parasites in their flocks through grazing strategies, selective deworming, and selecting for genetic resistance in their animals, including the use of the National Sheep Improvement Program’s Estimated Breeding Values.
We'd appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to complete a brief survey to let us know what you thought of the content we’ve presented here. For more information on this topic, you can contact Dave Scott directly at [email protected].
Related ATTRA Resources:
Integrated Parasite Management: Train the Trainer
FAMACHA Out WestRuminant Pest ManagementLivestock and PastureSheep and GoatsAnimal Health and NutritionOther Resources:
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Katahdin Hair Sheep International
Rocky Mountain Katahdin Association
National Sheep Improvement Program
National Sheep Improvement Program Estimated Breeding Values
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Fac
07/22/20 • 58 min
Soil Sessions: Understanding Soil pH
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
08/12/20 • 33 min
In this episode, Nina Prater, a soil specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, and NCAT's Southeast Regional Director Margo Hale discuss soil pH. They cover the basics – why it's important, how to measure pH, and how to best remedy soil acidity, which is a common concern in Arkansas where they live. They don't discuss alkaline soils in as much depth because it is not Nina's area of expertise. But as she points out, NCAT's ATTRA program does have other specialists who can address that soil issue with farmers.
Margo is a livestock specialist, and she earned degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural & Extension Education without taking a single soil class, so Nina likes to get Margo caught up on all things soil-related. Margo and Nina both work out of NCAT's Southeast Regional Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
And please take a few minutes to complete a survey when the podcast is done. We really value your feedback to help us make our podcasts better. The link is in the notes below.
For more information on this topic, contact Nina Prater directly at [email protected] and Margo Hale at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Voices from the Field: Soil Sessions. Interpreting a Soil Test
Voices from the Field: Soil Sessions. Soil Health and the Five Soil Health Principles
Soil Sampling: A Management Strategy
Soil Management: National Organic Program Regulations
Other Resources:
University of Arkansas Extension Service Limestone Quality Calculator
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
08/12/20 • 33 min
Small Ruminants: All About Health
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/08/20 • 58 min
In this episode, Margo Hale, Director of NCAT's Southeast Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Linda Coffey, Livestock Specialist with NCAT also located in Fayetteville, discuss ruminant health: how to encourage health, prevent illness, work with a veterinarian, and manage so that your flock or herd is mostly trouble-free.
They discuss tools and supplies they like to have on hand. They also share the contents of the first-aid kit of Dave and Jenny Scott, owners of Montana Highland Lamb. Dave is a Livestock Specialist in NCAT's Rocky Mountain West Regional office in Butte, Montana.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Margo Hale directly at [email protected] or Linda Coffey at [email protected].
ATTRA Resources:
Blog 6. Adaptive Grazing: You Can Do It
Tipsheet: Organic Approach to Animal Health
An Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goats
Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions
Sheep: Sustainable and Organic Production
Goats: Sustainable Production Overview
Tips for: Working with a Veterinarian
Managing Internal Parasites: Success Stories
Tools for Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats: Pasture Management
Other Resources
The American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
Sheep and Goat Medicine, by Dr. D.G. Pugh
American Sheep Industry Association - Best Practices Factsheets
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regi
07/08/20 • 58 min
Conservation Easements
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/01/20 • 48 min
In this episode, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Colin Mitchell interviews Chad Ellis, CEO of the Texas Agriculture Land Trust (TALT) and a board member of the Ecosystem Service Marketplace Consortium (ESMC).
Colin works out of NCAT's Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas, and among other projects works with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program.
Colin and Chad discuss the role of TALT in the creation and monitoring of conservation easements for working farms and ranches. Chad also explains conservation and mitigation banking and how TALT helps facilitate those opportunities.
Chad and Colin then move on to talk about ecosystem service markets, especially carbon markets, in detail. Chad highlights the work being done at the ESMC, including current pilot projects and the program's future ability to allow farmers and ranchers to gain market credits from multiple benefits they provide - including carbon storage, water quality and quantity, and wildlife habitat conservation.
This podcast is part of a project conducted in collaboration with Dr. Barbara Bellows of Tarleton State University and the Texas Institute of Applied Environmental Research and is funded by Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) through research and education grant LS17-277, Indicators and Soil Conservation Practices for Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration. A special thanks to Dr. Bellows and SSARE.
ATTRA Resources:
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Other Resources
Ecosystem Service Marketplace Consortium
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
07/01/20 • 48 min
Agriculture in Turkey
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
08/26/20 • 29 min
In today's episode, Justin Duncan, sustainable agriculture specialist at NCAT's Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas, interviews Helen Smiley, a sustainable agriculture consultant located in Turkey. Helen is formerly of Texas and was invited to Turkey to educate refugees in organic farming. She shares some of the differences in agriculture in Turkey versus Texas — from giant-sized cabbage to purple carrots.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Justin Duncan directly at [email protected].
Related ATTRA Resources:
Organic Specialty Crop Production in Texas: A Grower's Handbook
Please complete a brief survey to let us know what you thought of the content presented here.
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
08/26/20 • 29 min
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How many episodes does ATTRA - Voices from the Field have?
ATTRA - Voices from the Field currently has 350 episodes available.
What topics does ATTRA - Voices from the Field cover?
The podcast is about Climate, Earth Sciences, Energy, Podcasts, Education, Science, Agriculture and Farming.
What is the most popular episode on ATTRA - Voices from the Field?
The episode title 'CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on ATTRA - Voices from the Field?
The average episode length on ATTRA - Voices from the Field is 33 minutes.
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Episodes of ATTRA - Voices from the Field are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of ATTRA - Voices from the Field was released on Feb 22, 2017.
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