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About 70 people showed up for yesterday's Magic Valley Soil Health Field Day!
There were multiple demonstrations including soil pit comparisons, in-field soil assessments and a rainfall simulator. Thank you to all the partners and farmers who helped make this field day possible, including:
NRCS
Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA)
University of Idaho Extension
Balanced Rock, Twin Falls, Snake River & Water Conservation Districts
Special thanks to Todd Ballard for hosting at the farm!
NCAP is inviting organic farmer stakeholders in Idaho to a Farm Bill Listening Session next Monday, February 28 at 4 p.m Mountain Time on Zoom. All are welcome, including organic farmers not yet certified but thinking about it, transitioning farmers, and certified organic farmers. REGISTER HERE:
https://bit.ly/3vgAmgG
At this Listening Session, we'll be gathering feedback from the Idaho organic farmer community, in order to shape strategies on how to update the Organic Foods Production Act in the next Farm Bill. We will take your feedback to the National Organic Farmer Meeting on March 2.
At this Listening Session, we'll gather feedback from the Idaho organic farmer community, in order to shape strategies on how to update the Organic Foods Production Act in the next Farm Bill. We will take your feedback to the National Organic Farmer Meeting on March 2.
Please SHARE! Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, FARE Idaho, Idaho Immigrant Resource Alliance, University of Idaho, Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, Purple Sage Farms, Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA), Idaho State Department of Agriculture, Idaho Preferred, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho
The Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s main vision is to create an Idaho with healthy soil, healthy food, clean air, clean water, resilient farms and vibrant communities. I love that ICSA promotes articles and information about how to improve soil on farms. This is why I think that you all might enjoy the documentary called Kiss the Ground, on Netflix. Like ICSA, Kiss the Ground wants to create a world with healthy soil, healthy food, and strong farms and communities all over the planet. The documentary educates the audience on many soil issues and discusses how soil impacts the health of the Earth. There’s even a 45 minute, educational cut of the documentary available for free online! For anyone who believes in the power of healthy soil and flourishing farming communities worldwide, Kiss the Ground is a great documentary to check out!
This looks intriguing.
I have 27 acres of land that can be certified as organic for rent. Please PM if you want to talk.
The Sun Valley Institute invites you to this unique and topical action-oriented gathering during the heart of summer in the beautiful Wood River Valley of Central Idaho!
The 2018 Sun Valley Forum: Turning Risk Into Opportunity will showcase the leaders and innovators who have the vision and courage needed to accelerate the transformation to sustainable, equitable, secure – resilient – economies and communities. Join over 200 representatives of investment, business, government, advocacy, sports & entertainment, academia, the arts, and philanthropy, including instrumental leaders in the food and agriculture sector, for three days of inspiration and action to spark new ideas, catalyze collaborations, and develop courageous leadership.
Check out our exciting speaker lineup and register online today!
www.sunvalleyforum.com
PLEASE JOIN US JULY 5-8!
The Sun Valley Forum brings together leaders and innovators who are paving the way in both the public and private sectors, and developing strategies that can scale from the local to global. We hope you can join us to be both informed and inspired, as well as to meet partners and collaborators in building a new resilient world economy and food system. This year’s food-related speakers include Sumer Johal, founder of Agralogics, a platform for food data, informing growers, processors, and sellers and empowering consumers to make good food choices. Also with us is Johnathan Webb, founder and CEO of AppHarvest, bringing the future of farming to the heart of Appalachia, redeveloping coal mine land and creating much-needed jobs. This exciting, highly replicable model of sustainable agriculture has the potential to benefit communities nationwide. We hope you join us! To learn more about the forum, take a look at our website:
https://www.sunvalleyforum.com
Is there going to be another sustainable agriculture symposium? Can out of state researchers apply?
ICSA is doing a field day this weekend at McIntyre Family Farms. Sorry for the late notice check out details on flyer. Address is: 10478 Riverside RD
Caldwell ID 83607