Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2021: $1,000,000.00
Projected End Date: 09/30/2024
Grant Recipients:
National Center for Appropriate Technology; Understanding Ag, LLC; Holistic Management International; JG Research and Evaluation; Mississippi State University; University of Arkansas; Virginia Association for Biological Farming; Virginia Tech University
Region: Southern
State: Texas
Principal Investigator:
Mike Morris
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Co-Investigators:
Dr. Eric S. Bendfeldt
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Dr. Dirk Philipp
University of Arkansas
Dr. Rocky Lemus
Mississippi State University, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Description:
Adam Taylor and Elizabeth Spellman-Taylor co-operate Singing Spring Farm in the Sinking Creek Valley of Craig County, Virginia. Their goal is to be a whole, complete diet farm that offers heirloom fruits and vegetables, goat milk, kefir, cheese, culinary and medicinal herbs, eggs, and pastured, lamb, goat, and poultry. Agroforestry and permaculture are important themes as Adam and Elizabeth seek to protect the Singing Spring on their farm, create community, and live out paradise gardening. In this video, they talk about experiences and authors who have inspired them. Adam describes how interning on a farm in southwest Virginia and time spent as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia profoundly impacted how he views farming. Elizabeth discusses her conservation ethic and commitment to agricultural land protection and agrarian commons.
Type:
Video
Transcript Embedded:
Yes
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers
This product is associated with the project "Soil for Water"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.