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Project Overview

LNE03-186
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2003: $62,925.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2007
Region: Northeast
State: Vermont
Project Leader:
John Navazio
SEEDS

Seed Growers’ Handbook: Producing Vegetable Seeds for Sustainable Agriculture

View the project final report

Annual Reports

  • 2003 annual report
  • 2004 annual report
  • 2005 annual report
  • 2006 annual report

Information Products

Principles and Practices of Organic Spinach Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (Fact Sheet)
Principles and Practices of Organic Bean Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (Fact Sheet)
Principles and Practices of Organic Radish Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (Fact Sheet)

Commodities

  • Vegetables: beans, beets, carrots, cucurbits, greens (leafy), radishes (culinary), tomatoes

Practices

  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, mentoring, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, cooperatives, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, whole farm planning
  • Pest Management: biological control, cultural control, disease vectors, genetic resistance, prevention
  • Production Systems: transitioning to organic, organic agriculture
  • Soil Management: soil microbiology, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: local and regional food systems, new business opportunities, social networks, sustainability measures
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.

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