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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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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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Left to right: Landon Harsch, Angelica Lucchetto, and Jess Chandler. They began this project earlier this winter during snow.
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Mushroom Experiments: Supporting the Farm Ecosystem

March 9, 2021 - Fungi play many vital roles in all of Earth’s ecosystems. These mushroom experiments on the farm explore decomposition, nutrient fixing, and more.

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Happy World Wetland Day! How is the 21 Acres wetland weathering recent rains?

February 4, 2021 - February 2 is World Wetland Day. These vital ecosystems are essential for nature, farming, and climate change solutions.

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Regenerative Agriculture
What is Agroecology? What Does It Mean to Us at 21 Acres?

November 5, 2020 - Agroecology is a core philosophy behind how we interact with the food system, with each other, and with our land.

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Local News
Raging Wildfires, Farms and Climate Change

September 14, 2020 - Much of what we're all dealing with can be attributed to climate change.

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COVID-19 has the potential to transform the way we farm food–and save the planet

July 24, 2020 - Practices such as cover cropping, crop rotation, conservation tilling, natural pest management, and more have been proven to sequester carbon while increasing nutrients in the soil for long-term agricultural viability.

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Eco-Challenge Update! It’s not too late to join us

July 18, 2020 - The Plastic Free Ecochallenge is a month-long effort for all of us to reduce our single-use plastic consumption in creative and innovate ways while still prioritizing public health and safety during this pandemic

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Kelly Rankich holds up a recyclable container at the 21 Acres waste stream.
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Join the movement to reduce single-use plastics!

June 25, 2020 - The Plastic Free Ecochallenge is a month-long effort for all of us to reduce our single-use plastic consumption in creative and innovate ways while still prioritizing public health and safety during this pandemic

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