In our Weekly Harvest newsletter,
NCAT experts glean news that is relevant to sustainable agriculture from
sources around the country for the ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture
Information Service website. In addition to keeping you abreast of the news,
Weekly Harvest offers a roundup of grants and other funding opportunities as
well as a calendar of events around the country.
Each issue also features one of
ATTRA’s more than 300 sustainable-agriculture publications, ATTRA webinars, a
Question of the Week, and “Ask a Sustainable Agriculture Expert,” your
chance to submit a question to our staff online.
Hablamos espanol. Our Spanish-language email newsletter, Cosecha
Mensual, offers many of the same features each month.
And six times each year, ATTRAnews
brings you up to date on the latest developments in sustainable
agriculture, what's happening at the USDA and with Sustainable Agriculture
Working Groups around the country. ATTRAnews features events and
opportunities in sustainable agriculture, information on funding and financing,
and it keeps you current on programs and policies such as Farm Bill
implementations as well as production practices and the National Organic
Standards.
What if every community—even
those in food deserts—could increase their food security by producing their own
healthy food? NCAT believes they can. And through our Small-Scale Intensive
Farm Training (SIFT) program, we are setting out to show them how. NCAT is
developing a working, sustainably managed, demonstration farm on five acres at
our Butte, Montana, headquarters. This farm will serve as the backdrop for an
intensive, hands-on training program that will teach farmers and future
farmers, urban food producers, community leaders, and citizens how to
commercially produce high-value, nutrient-rich food on small parcels of land.
And our email newsletter. SIFT news, can keep you up-to-date on the lessons
learned as we develop this new sustainable-agriculture venture.
It’s easy to sign up for any of
NCAT’s newsletters with one visit to
And while you’re at it, be sure
to check out ATTRA’s more than 300 publications (most of which are free to
download), databases, webinars, and other resources at www.attra.ncat.org.
Since 1976, the National Center for Appropriate
Technology (NCAT) has been helping people by championing small-scale, local and
sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities and
protect natural resources. In partnership with businesses, organizations,
individuals and agricultural producers, NCAT is working to advance solutions
that will ensure the next generation inherits a world that has clean air and
water, energy production that is efficient and renewable, and healthy foods
grown with sustainable practices. More information about its programs and
services is available at www.ncat.org or by calling 1-800-ASK-NCAT.
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