February 2024 Issue

Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, February 2024 | Issue #632 Copyright 2024, 64 pages.

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FEATURES 

On Top of It
A photographic tour of a well-managed farm: Pinnacle Organically Grown Produce. BY ACRES U.S.A. STAFF

Meeting the Gold Standard for Blueberries
BY LUCAS HUBBARD
Bluegold Regenerative Organics has adopted regenerative growing practices that successfully manage disease and insect pressure.

Local Farms, Local Medicine
BY ERIN MARTIN
The Food-is-Medicine movement is growing; farmers need to be at the table to ensure these programs source food locally and regeneratively. 

Regenerating the Home Landscape
BY TIM SHEPPARD
Everyone has a lawn, and the principles of regenerative agriculture work on it too.  

DEPARTMENTS

VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor.

OPINION

Eating Solar Panels- Putting solar panels on prime farmland destroys life, immerses the surrounding area in electromagnetic frequencies, requires massive new mines and has no decommissioning plan.
BY JOEL SALATIN

Driving the Solar Train Wisely- We can do a better job of managing the solar-land dilemma.
BY ANNA CLARE MONLEZUN

ECO-UPDATE News in brief on developments in agronomic science. 

REGEN AGRONOMY  
The Juice is Worth the Squeeze- Plant sap analysis represents a significant advancement in agricultural nutrient management. BY PATRICK FREEZE

REGEN ECONOMICS 
Markets and Marketing- Diversifying who you sell to can provide a better safety net for your farm. BY KRISTEN SIMMONS

INTERVIEW
Fourth-Season Farming- Dr. Jean-Martin Fortier and Catherine Sylvestre, authors of The Winter Market Gardener, share principles and motivation for growing through the colder months.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

REVIEWS

BOOKSTORE

MARKETPLACE

CLASSIFIEDS

ECO-MEETINGS

ECO-GRAPHIC

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