Presenters: Martha Sullins, Colorado State University Extension Description: Overview of market trends and buyer expectations to help you discover where to find your most profitable sales channels (Farmers Market, CSA, etc) and decide where to put your time and energy for 2021. Recorded: Feb. 25, 2021 This segment
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Presenters: Oren Holly, Organic Farmers Association for Relationship Marketing (OFARM), Dr. Angela Jackson, SDSPA Organic Transition Ag Advisor, and Jason Albrecht, Albrecht’s Angel Honey & Winery Description: This video shares portions of the Transition to Organic Field Day on Oct. 1, 2024 at Albrecht’s Angel Honey Farm
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Presenter: Whitney Butler, Regional Representative MarketLink Description: Learn how the MarketLink program can help you accept SNAP/EBT cards at your farm. Content covers the basics of SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), the potential benefits to your farm & community, and all the free services
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Presenter: Harriet Behar, Organic Farmers Association Description: Harriet Behar joined the SDSPA Organic Operators Chapter meeting to discuss key audit processes, explaining how they work during a crop inspection. She addressed concerns from transitioning farmers, such as: 1) What records are essential to keep from planning to
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Presenter: Jessica Chase, Sierra Flower Farm, Gardnerville, NV Description: During this webinar recording Jessica Chase shared about maximizing production on a small-scale flower farm. Chase gave practical strategies for increasing productivity on limited land, including succession planting, space-efficient systems, and streamlining your workload. She also touched on
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Presenters: Alice Bagley with Fields of Plenty, City Commons Cooperative Description: Alice Bagley with Fields of Plenty spoke on the topic of their multi farm CSA, City Commons CSA in Detroit, MI, sharing advantages and considerations of a multi farm CSA. Recorded: March 28, 2023 This segment
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Description: Greg Stach discussed many aspects of farming using biodynamics for healthy plants. Biodynamics requires the use of compost to cover soil and feed microbes, not mulch. He cited several books and using a celestial planting calendar as critical learning pieces, and talked about the importance of
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Presenter: Michael Bush, Beekeeper Description: Long-time beekeeper Michael believes in keeping bees naturally. Rather than offer all possible choices (beekeeping where for every question you ask of 10 beekeepers you will get 20 answers), Michael will offer advice based on his 40 years of experience in natural
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Presenters: Teresa Wiemerslage, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Specialist Description: S.D. Specialty Producers hosted a webinar focused on on-farm food safety including FSMA and GAP. Teresa Wiemerslage shared about produce safety programs, discussed best practices, the importance of food safety, and the basics of food
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Description: Doug Voss of the The Soil Health Academy emphasizes the foundational principles of soil health, particularly the importance of minimizing disruption to soils. In light of this, they advocate for a no-till approach, as it is the most effective strategy for promoting soil health and biological
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