Will Solar Energy Be Local Farmers’ Next Big Crop?
Farmers, say the AFT, “are the original solar energy generators. They’ve figured out where all the sunlight is, and where the flat land is, and those [specifics] are really attractive for solar.”
American Farmland Trust
Groups Working Together on Long Island to Sustain Farming and Address Climate Change
As if you needed another reason to support your local farmers: On Long Island, they’re leading the charge against climate change.
Out in the Field with Tom Hart of Deep Roots Farm
How this new farmer rotates livestock and vegetables to care for the soil.
This North Fork Farmer Is Producing Healthy Soil
Fourth-generation farmer, Mark Zaweski, shows how it can happen on his 100-acre vegetable farm.
Long Island Farmers Are Excited About Healthy Soil
Local farmers are working to improve soil health and water quality on the East End.
Capturing the “Dirt” at the American Farmland Trust’s Soil Health Field Days
The American Farmland Trust recently hosted Long Island Soil Health Field Days on the North and South Forks. Edible’s own Lindsay Morris was there to capture the “dirt.”
Good Dirt: The American Farmland Trust to Host Long Island Soil Health Field Days This Week
Suffolk County is number one in farming in the state of New York. The American Farmland Trust’s Soil Health Field Days will help preserve that.
Farmers Improve Water Quality in Suffolk County
The American Farmland Trust and Cornell Cooperative Extension aim to eliminate financial risk for innovative farmers while improving water quality for Suffolk County residents.
