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Farmer Voices

Below are resources created in collaboration with Real Organic Project certified farmers.

Know Your Farmers

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Know Your Farmer | King Grove Organic Farm Read More
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Know Your Farmer | A-Frame Farm Read More
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Know Your Farmer | Greener Pastures Chicken Read More
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Farm Hacks

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Producing Dried Fruit to Add Value to Orchard Crops with Blossom Bluff Farm in Parlier, CA Read More
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Cover Cropping as Part of Orchard Management with Blossom Bluff Farm in Parlier, CA Read More
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Building a Germination Chamber to Increase Seed Germination Rates with Cattail Organics in Athens, WI Read More
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Compost Production with Against the Grain Farm in Zionsville, NC Read More
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Making Excellent Compost with Caney Forks Farm in Carthage, TN Read More
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Space Saving Greenhouse Racks at Sweet Springs Farm in Gay Mills, WI Read More
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Mechanized Greenhouse Seeding at Twin Organics in Northfield, MN Read More
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Cucumber Harvesting Trolleys at Twin Organics in Northfield, MN Read More

Farmer Voices Podcasts

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Jim Cochran: Growing Real Organic Strawberries In California Read More
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JM Fortier at Farmer Friday: Growing Vegetables for Profit Read More
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StarWalker Organic Farm: Pasture Raised Organic Beef For All Read More
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Brisa Ranch: Small Farms As Distributors Read More
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Barbara Damrosch: A Life In The Garden Read More
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Sally Fox: Organic Cotton And Chemical Dyes Read More
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Eliot Coleman on the Market Gardener Podcast Read More
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Helen Atthowe: Living Pathways for Mulch, Fertility and Habitat Read More
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Leonard Diggs: Building Community-Based Farms for the Future Read More
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Karen Washington: Food Justice and the Power of Community Read More
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