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Funding available for Organic Farmers!

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced yesterday at the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting that $50 Million in funding will be available to organic growers nationwide!

Funding for the initiative is being made available as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). We are thrilled that the new administration recognizes that organic production is about conservation and environmental quality!

Applications received from organic producers or producers in transition to organic farming will be accepted under this initiative between May 11 and May 29.

Check out the full press release here:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/05/0146.xml

Happy Spring,
Shelley

Director/Producer
WHAT’S “ORGANIC” ABOUT ORGANIC?

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Seedling Inspiration

In case you’ve gotten behind in your spring planting (like me) and need further inspiration beyond the chirping birds and warm sun on your skin, here are some nice photos of a great & cheap way to start your seedlings indoors (courtesy of our industrious collaborator in New Jersey, Brandon Rosser):

All you need is a toothpick, some soil, seeds, and some old egg shell halves. Start by poking a hole in the bottom of the egg shell for drainage.

Then you fill it with soil, place your seed at the appropriate depth, water, place in a window, and watch it grow!

When the seedlings are large enough to transplant outside, you can crush the egg shell a bit, then gently place it in its home in the earth…the egg shell will provide some nice nutrients as the seedlings get bigger! Then, enjoy the bounty that’s will ensue!

(small disclaimer: it may be too late to start some seedlings depending on where you live…check the back of your seed packets to make sure you’ve still got time!)

Plus, if any of you are in need of post-production accounting/supervision services, or just want to check out some cool guys–look at Brandon and Chris’s business: http://www.goforpost.com/index.html They’ve been a great help to our production!

-shelley
Director/Producer
WHAT’S “ORGANIC” ABOUT ORGANIC?