Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Water Quality
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Organic farming practices, such as the application of composted animal manure and the use of...
Mitigating Soil Disturbance in Organic Systems
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The video recording coversproduction practices that can offset the negative impacts of tillage...
Oregon Food Infrastructure Gap Analysis
Where could investment catalyze regional food system growth and development? This is the question Ecotrust set out to answer to advance the development of a robust, regional food economy in …...
Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Energy and Climate Change
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Through the use of leguminous cover crops, compost, and other organic-approved materials for...
Significance and Value of Non-traded Ecosystem Services on Farmland
A newly-published study comparing organically-managed and conventional farmland in New Zealand found that organic fields consistently provide more value per acre in the production of beans, peas,...
Monetary Value of Ecosystem Services on Organic Farms
Ecosystem services (ES) generated within agricultural landscapes, including field boundaries, are vital for the sustainable supply of food and fibre. However, the value of ES in agriculture has not...
Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems: Pennyslvania Implementation Guide
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance in installing practices for use as buffers in organic production systems in order to meet the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations. …...
Diversification Practices Reduce Organic to Conventional Yield Gap
A systematic overview of more than 100 studies comparing organic and conventional farming finds that the crop yields of organic agriculture are higher than previously thought. The study, conducted by...
Organic Land Care Accredited Practitioners
Looking for an Organic, Sustainable Landscaper? The following is a list of the Oregon Tilth Accredited Organic Land Care Practitioners. While these professionals are recognized by the Oregon Tilth to...
Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
The Rodale Insitute discusses analyzes data from farming systems and pasture trials to show how we could sequester more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions with a switch to …...