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Fiscal 2011 Annual Report Now Available

The 2011 NCAT Annual Report Cover
Read all about NCAT's accomplishments last year, and see the many friends who helped make the year so successful. From saving more than 13.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity, delivering more than 40,500 technical assistance materials on sustainable agriculture issues, and providing hands-on energy efficiency assistance to more than 4,300 households, our staff had a busy and successful year helping thousands of individuals.

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ATTRA Can Help Applicants Meet June 1 Deadline for Conservation Funds

Organic farmers and farmers who are transitioning to an organic operation have until June 1, 2012 to apply for a Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) program that can help them pay for conservation measures. And NCAT staff can help them meet the deadline. » Learn more.

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UCS Report Outlines Policy Changes in Support of Growing Healthy Food

Related ATTRA Webinar:Is Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Right for Your Farm?A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Ensuring the Harvest: Crop Insurance and Credit for a Healthy Farm and Food Future, explains serious practical obstacles for ...  Continue reading →

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NCAT Announces Home Energy RaterTraining

NCAT will offer two Home Energy Rater trainings later this year. The workshops provide comprehensive energy auditor training with an emphasis on new residential construction and the HERS rating process. The training will incorporate information about the ENERGY STAR New Homes program, which is operated both nationally and in the ...  Continue reading →

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Energy Corps Holds Eco-Celebration!

This article submitted by member Dan Dean, serving as the Sustainability Educator for the City of Fayetteville The Arkansas EnergyCorps held an Eco Celebration at Maple Manor Apartments in Fayetteville on April 29, 2012. City of Fayetteville Arkansas EnergyCorps members Elizabeth Hill and Dan Dean led an afternoon full ...  Continue reading →

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The Lessons of Spring

Leah Grunzke is an MTCC AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the FoodCorps team in Dillon. On a mundane run to the grocery store recently, the cashier noticed me hungrily eyeballing a basket of nearby seed packets. “Like to garden?” she asked. My face lit up, and after a quick chat about ...  Continue reading →

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EPA Grants Funding for Greening Philadelphia

A $200,000 grant announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help fund projects to make South Philadelphia’s George W. Nebinger School and surrounding streets greener and healthier. The projects are part of the city’s wide-ranging plan, G…Original post blogged on the SmartGrowth Online ...  Continue reading →

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Growing Together in a SNAP Community Garden

According to www.snapgardens.org there are currently 46,449,850 people that depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) benefits to supplement their nutritional requirements. As of January 2012, there are currently 28,008 people participating in the SNAP program in Washington County, AR, which gives it the highest SNAP participation rate in ...  Continue reading →

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