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NRCS provides assistance to urban farmers.

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Recorded Webinar

NRCS Assistance for Philadelphia Farmers (February 2022)

New! Urban Payment Scenarios (March 2022)
Slides for the Urban Payment Scenarios (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Soils

Urban Agriculture in Newark, NJ

High Tunnels

See a short introduction of NRCS Assistance for High Tunnels.
View the new Conservation at Work high tunnel video.
See bits of the success of the Cleveland, OH, High Tunnel Initiative.
This video from Arkansas highlights a variety of farming operations and how they use high tunnels.
NRCS helps urban farms feed Portland

Irrigation

Some people use micro-irrigation in high tunnels. Watch a short video about micro-irrigation.

Pollinators and Pest Management

NRCS has assistance for organic farming to improve pollinator and wildlife habitat and to manage pests.

Conservation Assistance for Urban Pollinators & Beneficial Insects

Slides for Assistance for Urban Pollinators (PDF, 16.3 MB)

Organic Farming

NRCS Growing Organic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8HmI3StJVc