In this episode, Martin Guerena, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's Western Regional office in Davis, California, speaks with Hope Sippola and Shane Zurilgen of Fiery Ginger Farm in West Sacramento. Among other duties, Martin works with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program.
Their conversation includes a description of the operation, as well as some of the challenges they've faced and the opportunities they've found due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They provide ideas to help producers adapt to the changes in their markets.
For more information on this topic, contact Martin Guerena directly via email at marting@ncat.org
ATTRA Resources:
ATTRA COVID-19 Resources
Local Food Systems
Marketing and Business
Community Supported Agriculture
Farm to School Sales: Profiles of Ranches Making It Work
CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran
Other Resources
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Oregon State Small Farm Program. Small farms Local Food and COVID19
Cornell Small Farms Program: Building Farm Resilience During COVID19
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
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Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
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