Agronomic research is an important part of the Farm Hub’s mission of providing education and knowledge sharing to farmers, land stewards and conservationists in the region. Farm Manager Jeff Arnold provides a rundown on ongoing and new trials, the latter including examining potassium deficiency in tomatoes and solving oxygen deprivation in spinach.
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The newly created Food Access Program focuses on distributing produce and grains to feed the local community. We distribute to mission-aligned donation and wholesale partners.
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Production managers Jenny Linger and Rosa Villegas share perspectives in crop planning and previews highlights of the 2023 growing season.
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The Farm Mechanic Basics Program (English) returned this past winter for its second year. The program offers hands-on experience with tractor operation, maintenance, and basic repair in 9 full-day sessions. Please enjoy a photo essay highlighting our 2023 cohort.
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Our fifth year of year-round farming highlights the work that occurs to produce and distribute food, and also spotlights the people who make it happen. Get a behind-the-scenes look at winter on the farm.
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Cavity-nesting birds such as Eastern Bluebirds and American Kestrels have experienced recent declines or are currently declining due to factors such as loss of habitat, introduced species and certain pesticides. Farms provide vital habitat for both common and declining species of birds.
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How can we optimize the productivity of a landscape while sustaining its vitality for future generations? This short video shows how soil sampling is an integral part of increasing biodiversity.
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Will Yandik is a fourth-generation farmer with a passion for studying the connections between birds and farmland. He leads a research study at the Farm Hub that examines whether farms can provide a home for winter birds with a mix of warm season cover crops.
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Every individual and living being, including plants and wildlife, can play a part in creating positive societal change. Here is a tableau of images under the greater theme of Partnerships, which have helped make 2022 great on the farm and in the community.
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The Applied Farmscape Ecology blog goes deeper into the interactions between crop production and the ecology, biodiversity and natural history of the farm landscape.
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