Rotational grazing and organic management have helped Rocky Hollow Dairy prioritize the health of their herd and land. As the changing climate and fluctuating markets present new challenges, they’re finding creative ways to adapt and investing in climate-smart practices like silvopasture to grow long-term solutions.
Read MoreHow a new version of a Depression-era program could work to restore and protect both public lands and private farms.
Read MoreBy Tracey Coulter, Agroforestry Coordinator, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, trcoulter@pa.gov Over an inch of rain fell on our one-acre homestead in this past weekend. That’s the equivalent of over 27,000 gallons and nearly 113 tons of water! We are at the bottom of a drainage, and we are the stewards of a culvert—essentially a funnel—that collects […]
Read MoreWe’re partnering with the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry to produce a conservation cookbook! The cookbook will include recipes featuring berries, fruits, and nuts that are native to Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region. By sharing these foods with farmers and consumers through this cookbook, we hope to encourage productive conservation […]
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