Agreement Number
NR22-13G004
Awardee Name
Grow Food
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials-Soil Health Demonstration Trial
Awardee State/Territory
Washington
Involved States/territories
Washington
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$910,126.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
Grow Foods will engage historically underserved farmers to conduct On-Farm Trials of the innovative Soil Health Management Systems (SHMS) techniques and demonstrate the benefits of adopting SHMS through environmental, social and economic evaluation of the on-farm trials. The project will build capacity for farmers to understand changes in soil health through the participatory design of on-farm trial, develop a regional network of soil health management practitioners and disseminate project results and lessons learned.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Robert Smith