Learn more about organic farming through our featured success stories.
Advance Payment Helps Extend the Season
Meet Alisha Utter and Kyle Bowley, of Arbor Farmstead in Grand Isle, Vermont. Their seven-acre veganic farm grows diversified perennial fruit alongside restorative woodland.
Healing Patients on the Farm: Dr. Ron Weiss
Most people don’t look forward to spending time at their doctor’s office, but Dr. Ron Weiss’s office isn’t typical of most health care facilities. His practice, Ethos Health, is in the center of an organic fruit and vegetable farm in Long Valley, New Jersey.
Michigan Organic Farm Stands in ‘Good Stead’
Meet Sarah Longstreth, founder of Good Stead Farm, a source of fresh, local organic food in Midland County, Michigan for more than 60 families as well as local restaurants and farmers market.
Organic Producer Delivers Cranberries to the Table
Meet John and Nora Stauner, owners and operators of James Lake Farms, an organic cranberry marsh in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
From Washington, D.C. to Africa, to Farming in Alabama
Meet Gene Thornton of Sneaky Crow Farm in Roanoke, Alabama and learn how he works with Mother Nature to produce organic fruits and vegetables for his community.
Small-Scale Conservation Brings Big Yields for Fiddlehead Farm in Oregon
Katie Coppoletta shares the benefits of conservation planning on a smaller organic farm in Corbett, Oregon.
Iowa Farmer Uses Roller Crimper in Organic No-Till System
After reading the book Organic No-Till Farming by Jeff Moyer, Levi Lyle was motivated to reduce the use of chemicals and tillage when he moved back to the family farm about five years ago.
Taking the High Ground and Farming With Nature
Meet the owners of High Ground Organics Farm in Watsonville, California, Jeanne Byrne and Stephen Pedersen, who work hard to make the effects on surrounding wildlife and water quality beneficial ones.
Watering Crops the Scientific Way
Visit Front Field Organic Farm in Winterville, Georgia for a first-hand look at an irrigation water conservation plan in action.
Growing Organic: NRCS Assistance for Organic Farmers
Organic is one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture, with demand steadily outpacing the U.S. supply. Organic agriculture and NRCS’ goals are well aligned. Many of the USDA Organic regulations can be achieved using NRCS conservation practices, which reflect these shared goals.
Depending on the Wild to Pollinate
Organic orchard grower Deirdre Birmingham makes a conservation impact on her land where she and her husband have 10 acres of trees and a seasonal high tunnel full of healthy seedlings.
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