Sustainability

What is Holistic Agriculture?

Recently, I watched a TV program about rehabilitation of sloths illegally taken from the wild for the pet trade in Colombia. According to the narrator, the sloths were treated with holistic medicine. This puzzled me. I thought holistic medicine involved treatment of body, mind, spirit, and emotions. I couldn’t help wondering what we know about […]

Thinking ahead: the future of farming

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We have been posting reflections written by the students over the last few months.  This is the last post in the series. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. The Tilth Producers of Washington […]

Sustainability at Tilth Producers of WA Conference

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. “My goal is for people to visit my farm in a decade and […]

Innovation sparks excitement and engagement

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. My name is Kyle and I’m currently studying organic agriculture systems at WSU.  […]

Sustainable agriculture’s key component? Happiness.

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. Zack Frederick is a second-year student pursuing PhD in Plant Pathology  The Tilth […]

Training the next generation of farmers

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. If you want to get me excited about something, mention food, farming, or […]

The healing power of soil

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to…

Analyzing Near Your Own Roots

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. At the 2014 Tilth Producers of Washington Conference I attended Dr. Susan Kerr’s […]

Flexibility and Sustainable Agriculture

This year CSANR sponsored registration for several WSU students to attend Tilth Producers of WA annual conference.  We will be posting reflections written by the students over the next several weeks. Please feel free to comment and give these students your feedback. My recent participation in the Tilth Producers of Washington annual conference helped me […]