Sustainable Farming Educational Resources
The sustainable farming educational resource is a compilation of research articles, podcasts, presentations, videos and handouts. The search box allows for easy browsing and research. Or you can search by topic or resource type using the navigation on the right.
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Recent Resources
Cover crops are essential for building healthy soils in vineyards and farms. Sarah Light (UC Cooperative Extension) explains how cover crops protect soil, improve water infiltration, and increase biodiversity. She also highlights a new cover crop selector tool designed for Western growing regions, helping growers match species to their land and management goals.
Consumers want transparency and sustainability—and they reward it with loyalty and sales. This episode breaks down four key ways to communicate sustainability, from tasting rooms to sales channels, showing how clear, credible messaging builds trust and drives purchasing decisions.
A decade of viticulture education is right at your fingertips. Executive Director Beth Vukmanic interviews longtime host Craig MacMillan to celebrate ten years and 300 episodes, revisiting standout conversations on sour rot research, satellite data in vineyards, storytelling to sell more wine, and leadership transitions.
Root systems act like the plant’s stomach, shaping interactions with soil microbes. Suzanne Fleishman (Penn State) explores how cover crops impact grapevine roots, vine balance, and the rhizosphere microbiome; offering insights that could lead to site-specific sustainability tools for growers.
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