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21 Acres staff tour Sammamish Farms during the Tilth Alliance Conference
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What We Learned from the Tilth Conference

January 7, 2022 - The 21 Acres team talks agroecology, creativity, cover crops, and community at the Tilth Alliance Conference last November.

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Becca Jordan helps plant native species in the 21 Acres wetland in spring 2021.
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10 Things I Learned about Healthy Soils This Year

December 4, 2021 - Happy World Soil Day! Here are 10 things I learned this year about how our community is working to improve soil health, and how it stacks up to the research.

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Volunteer Danno Tabing and staff member Angelica Lucchetto stop for a masked selfie during a sunny day in August.
Local Food Systems
Volunteer Log: My First Days on the 21 Acres Farm

November 24, 2021 - What's it like to volunteer at 21 Acres? Danno recaps his first days working as a volunteer on the farm.

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Regenerative Ag: A Primer

October 5, 2021 - Not all regenerative practices are created equal. Here's all you need to know about regenerative agriculture and the practices we use on the 21 Acres farm.

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Local Food Systems
The Farm of the Future: How Small Scale Pastured Pigs Could Solve Shortages and the Environment

August 28, 2021 - Pasture-raised hogs face processing and distribution challenges even as they help with integrated farm management.

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This episode of the Climate Conversations podcast talks about cover cropping as a climate resilient farm practice.
21 Acres Blog
21 Acres Launches Climate Conversations Podcast

August 16, 2021 - In our inaugural episode of the Climate Conversations podcast, we talk to Anthony Reyes about why we “live and die by the cover crop” at the 21 Acres farm.

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Heat Waves Are Related to Climate Change–Here’s How Climate Mitigation Can Help

July 3, 2021 - Extreme heat caused by climate change pose many dangers to people, wildlife, and agricultural crops. Carbon sequestration through regenerative practices is a solution.

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A farmer at 21 Acres shovels compost and other soil amendments in the greenhouse.
Regenerative Agriculture
Farmland access is essential in a changing climate

June 15, 2021 - For many small-scale farmers using sustainable, regenerative, and agroecological practices, not being able to access farmland is a missed opportunity to address climate change while growing food.

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Wildflowers on the 21 Acres green campus help support biodiversity.
Regenerative Agriculture
Rewilding the Green Building Berm

June 12, 2021 - For ecosystems, greater biodiversity means greater resilience to changing climate factors. We're rewilding our built environment with this wildflower meadow to support pollinators.

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