Project Overview
LNE02-169
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2002: $33,014.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $17,942.00
Region: Northeast
State: Massachusetts
Project Leader:
Northeast Organic Farming Association Organic Practices Handbook Series
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: corn, millet, oats, rye, sorghum (milo), grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Fruits: melons
- Vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), lentils, onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, rutabagas, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, brussel sprouts
- Animals: poultry
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Animal Production: parasite control, grazing - continuous, feed additives, feed formulation, free-range, feed rations, herbal medicines, homeopathy, manure management, mineral supplements, pasture fertility, preventive practices, probiotics, grazing - rotational, housing, stockpiled forages, vaccines, watering systems, winter forage, feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: general education and training
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, marketing management, feasibility study, market study, value added
- Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, disease vectors, field monitoring/scouting, genetic resistance, mulches - killed, mulches - living, mating disruption, physical control, row covers (for pests), sanitation, trap crops, traps, weed ecology
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, permaculture, transitioning to organic
- Soil Management: earthworms, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, composting, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: analysis of personal/family life, community services, employment opportunities, social capital, social networks, social psychological indicators, sustainability measures