Project Overview
LNE01-153
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2001: $142,910.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $88,505.00
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Beach Plum: Small Farm Sustainability through Crop Diversification – Value-Added Products
Annual Reports
Information Products
Commodities
- Fruits: plums
Practices
- Crop Production: agroforestry, intercropping
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, feasibility study, market study, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: afforestation, biodiversity, soil stabilization, hedges - woody
- Pest Management: biological control, biorational pesticides, chemical control, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, weather monitoring
- Production Systems: holistic management, permaculture
- Soil Management: organic matter, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, urban/rural integration
