Farmers transitioning to natural manufacturing face distinctive challenges that require technical help on a variety of manufacturing and non-production points. Through the transition interval farmers should take into account financially viable methods for the three-year transition interval, how you can restore soil well being whereas studying to handle weeds with out herbicides, buying new tools and infrastructure wanted for natural manufacturing, and navigating NOP-related paperwork over the last yr of transition and first yr of certification. This webinar options three farmers which have labored by way of these points, who share their experiences and ideas for demystifying a number of the challenges they confronted within the course of. On this session we characteristic three farmers within the Northwest which have constructed resilience and a dynamic natural system:
Lynn Schaal, Life Springs Farm – Idaho Tracey Dion,
Yellowstone River Farms – Montana Aaron Flansburg,
Flansburg Farm – Washington
In regards to the Seeds of Success Collection OFRF has partnered with the Natural Farmers Affiliation (OFA) and Nationwide Natural Coalition (NOC) to guide a sequence of digital farmer-to-farmer networking classes. These facilitated occasions can be participating alternatives for farmers to share their challenges and successes, and can be accompanied with related assets you should utilize.
To be taught extra about these and different occasions from OFRF go to: https://ofrf.org/occasions/ Funding for this sequence is offered by a cooperative settlement between OFRF and USDA- NIFA to spotlight analysis investments made by way of each OREI and ORG grant packages.
