Farmers transitioning to natural manufacturing face distinctive challenges that require technical help on a variety of manufacturing and non-production points. In the course of the transition interval farmers should take into account financially viable methods for the three-year transition interval, learn how to restore soil well being whereas studying to handle weeds with out herbicides, buying new gear and infrastructure wanted for natural manufacturing, and navigating NOP-related paperwork over the past 12 months of transition and first 12 months of certification. This webinar options three farmers which have labored by 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 function 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
Concerning the Seeds of Success Sequence OFRF has partnered with the Natural Farmers Affiliation (OFA) and Nationwide Natural Coalition (NOC) to steer a sequence of digital farmer-to-farmer networking periods. These facilitated occasions shall be partaking alternatives for farmers to share their challenges and successes, and shall be accompanied with related sources you should use.
To be taught extra about these and different occasions from OFRF go to: https://ofrf.org/occasions/ Funding for this sequence is supplied by a cooperative settlement between OFRF and USDA- NIFA to spotlight analysis investments made by each OREI and ORG grant packages.
