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Conservation is already a passion for 15-year-old Nathaniel Tilley. As soon as he was eligible to become an Earth Team volunteer, he got his father Derek Tilley, the director of the NRCS Plant Materials Center in Aberdeen, Idaho, to sign him up.
Vermont project will expand woodland management program to create healthy and productive forests
Before working with NRCS, Matt Churchill and Jennifer Christian, owners of Pariah Dog Farm, used to irrigate their crops by filling up 500-gallon water tanks with a garden hose overnight, then hauling them out to the field the next morning.
During his first 20 years on the land, Tom farmed the only way he was taught – just like his father. He knew there was something different out there to make his farming methods better for Mother Earth, though.
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.
Deep in the heart of the Corn Belt, a different kind of agriculture is taking root in the city of Peoria, Illinois. With the help of a 2016 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, a vacant lot in downtown Peoria has been transformed into green infrastr
By growing coffee in the shade under a forest canopy instead of directly in the sun, Puerto Rico farmers help a variety of wildlife and improve the quality of their crop.
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.
Brendan Black is an Atlantic Highlands, NJ resident and student at West Virginia University, majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries Management. He spent much of his 2015 summer break as an Earth Team volunteer.
For Roger Wenning, the key to sustaining his farming operation for the future lies in conservation practices.
