Awardee Name
ECOASSET MARKETS, INC
Grant Type
State
Project Title
DEVELOPMENT/RETROFIT OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR SMALL, URBAN, OR ORGANIC FARMERS
Awardee State/Territory
Rhode Island
Involved States/territories
Rhode Island
Award Year
2012
Production/Use
Cover Crops
Urban farming and green spaces
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Soil Health
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Cover
Composting Facility
Conservation Crop Rotation
Field Border
Access Control
Project Background
The Project will develop recommendations on adapting USDA NRCS conservation practices to better suit urban growers, small farmers, and organic farmers. The Project will also develop recommendations to USDA NRCS RI on any new practices that those growers believe critical to their operation.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No