Project Overview
LNE96-077
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1996: $156,500.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1998
Matching Federal Funds: $272,700.00
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $442,500.00
Region: Northeast
State: Pennsylvania
Project Leader:
Rosalind Johnson
Sea Change Inc.
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, potatoes, sunflower
- Fruits: melons
- Vegetables: asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, cucurbits, eggplant, greens (leafy), onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, brussel sprouts
- Additional Plants: herbs, ornamentals
Practices
- Crop Production: continuous cropping, cover crops, multiple cropping, organic fertilizers, conservation tillage
- Education and Training: technical assistance, decision support system, demonstration, display, farmer to farmer, focus group, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, study circle
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, marketing management, feasibility study, market study, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: soil stabilization
- Pest Management: field monitoring/scouting, prevention, row covers (for pests), sanitation, weather monitoring, weed ecology
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, holistic management
- Soil Management: green manures, soil analysis, organic matter
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, public participation, urban agriculture, urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, community services, employment opportunities, social capital, social networks, sustainability measures
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