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No-Till, Organic Market Gardens: Restoring Soil Health and Rebuilding Local Food Systems

Agreement Number
NR22-13G015
Awardee Name
Campti Field of Dreams
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,080,676.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
No-Till organic market gardens (No-Till OMG) will combine virtual training, a market garden fertility toolkit, financial incentives, and peer-to-peer mentoring with performance-based results over three years to shift the mindset of participants, creating viable organic agricultural producers that do not till.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Donna Isaacs