
Soil Health and Adaptive Grazing with Dr. Allen Williams
Adaptive grazing is a regenerative livestock production system that uses multiple paddocks, frequent moving of livestock with short grazing intervals, and long rest periods to provide full pasture plant recovery. It is a proven method of increasing…

26 Miles of Hedgerows: California Project Update
Fremontodendron; a species that explodes with beautiful yellow flowers in the Spring.
NCAT’s Western office has completed the first year of its hedgerow planting project. NCAT secured funding to provide hedgerow plants and technical…

‘Soil for Water’ Regenerative Agriculture Project Expands to Montana
Building on a successful peer-to-peer network of Texas ranchers who are implementing innovative grazing techniques to improve soil health and increase profitability, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is scaling up its Soil…

Combating the Megadrought with ‘Soil for Water’
Column by Steve Thompson, NCAT Executive Director
The soil that covers 93 million acres of sprawling Texas rangeland holds a remarkable story. It’s a tale of opportunity and ruin. At its best, the soil beneath our feet is the source of…

Armed to Farm Alum Featured in Hometown Paper
Mark Stewart, a Navy veteran and 2019 Armed to Farm alum, launched a micro-farm business last year on Whidbey Island, Washington. Now, Stewart and his wife Melissa are featured in the Whidbey News-Times.
They saw a need for local chicken on…

New Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Expand the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s Reach
With its four new agriculture specialists onboard, the National Center for Appropriate Technology will have at the ready first-hand sustainable-agriculture expertise in even more parts of the country.
NCAT has boasted national credentials…

Innovative ‘Soil for Water’ Regenerative Agriculture Project Expands to 7 States
Building on a successful peer-to-peer network of Texas ranchers who are implementing innovative grazing techniques to improve soil health and increase profitability, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is scaling up its Soil…

Fruit and the Freeze of 2021
Better Than I Feared but Worse Than It Looks
By Guy K. Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
Photo at right: Peach flowers from a previous spring, a sight we won’t be seeing much of this year because of the deep freeze.
A dipping polar…

Elderberries: Easy to Grow Medicine
By Guy K. Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
I can hardly think of a perennial fruit easier to grow than elderberries. And I can hardly think of a food item with a stronger claim to health benefits. Coupling the ease of growing with this fruit’s…