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Success Stories: NRCS’ Work with Organic Producers

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Alisha Utter and Kyle Bowley, of Arbor Farmstead in Grand Isle, Vermont

#FridaysOnTheFarm: Advance Payment Helps Extend the Season
Dr. Ron Weiss

Healing Patients on the Farm: Dr. Ron Weiss
In this #Fridaysonthefarm, meet Sarah Longstreth, owner of Good Stead Farm, a source of fresh, local organic food in Midland County, Michigan.

#FridaysontheFarm: Michigan Organic Farm Stands in ‘Good Stead’     
Organic Farmer Grows to Meet Local Demand in Illinois

Organic Farmer Grows to Meet Local Demand in Illinois
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Depending on the Wild to Pollinate
In Oneida County, Wisconsin, we visit James Lake Farms, an organic cranberry marsh owned and operated by John and Nora Stauner.

#Fridaysonthefarm: Organic Producer Delivers Cranberries to the Table
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Growing Organic with NRCS
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#Fridaysonthefarm: Small-Scale Conservation Brings Big Yields for Fiddlehead Farm in Oregon
#Fridaysonthefarm: Iowa Farmer Uses Roller Crimper in Organic No-Till System

#Fridaysonthefarm: Iowa Farmer Uses Roller Crimper in Organic No-Till System
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#Fridaysonthefarm: From Washington, D.C. to Africa, to Farming in Alabama 
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Taking the High Ground and Farming with Nature
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Watering Crops the Scientific Way
Moses Momanyi knew a lot about farming when he immigrated to America from Kenya, but MFA taught him the logistics of bringing produce to market. Image taken from Minnesota Food Association video.

Growing Farmers
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California provides sanctuary, refuge and meaningful work for homeless citizens within the healing environment of a three-acre organic farm. New Beginnings Spring from the Homeless Garden Project
Organic practices foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.

Conservation and Biological Diversity in Organic Production
Oregon organic farmer Chris Roehm says the secret is in the soil.

Oregon Organic Farmer Unlocks Soil Health Secrets
Organic Tools Taking the Mystery Out of USDA Tools for Organic Agriculture article
Organic farmers Cameron Green and Eric Wittenbach are using a seasonal high tunnel and conservation Legacy for the Land: How NRCS is helping a beginning farmer with organic agriculture and seasonal high tunnels
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Video: The public television series, “This American Land,” recently featured NRCS’ work with some organic producers in Montana.