A Brief History of Hemp in the United States
While hemp is a popular topic today, this isn’t the first time the plant has been involved in our culture. It turns out that hemp has a well-documented history in the US.
Regenerative agriculture practices at Mt. Folly Farm focus on restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and sequestering carbon to combat climate change. By using techniques like cover cropping, crop rotation, and organic farming, Mt. Folly Farm works to rebuild the soil’s organic matter and improve water retention, all while reducing the need for chemical inputs. These practices are central to the farm’s commitment to sustainable farming and long-term environmental stewardship.
Regenerative Agriculture: What Are Cover Crops?
Cover crops protect the soil from erosion and feed the microbial life in the soil when there’s no cash crop growing; or they can be interseeded with cash crops in a supportive role.
State of Ecological Agriculture Winter ’23
Part 1: The Roots of Real Organic and why we must return to them Over the last several months I’ve been blessed to attend a fantastic trio of ecological farmer conferences– Acres, USA; The Organic Association of Kentucky; and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association; and more recently also The Real Organic Project’s symposium…
USDA ‘Climate Smart Commodities’ Grant Recipient
Last summer, we applied for funding under the USDA and Natural Resource Conservation Service’s ‘Climate Smart Commodities’ grant program. We proposed “Building whole-farm designs and market infrastructure to provide premiums for Climate Smart Farming among mid-sized agricultural enterprises in the Ohio River valley” (a mouthful I know). In December, USDA gave us a great Christmas…