Crop Planning 101

In this episode, we hear a conversation between Rockiell Woods, director of NCAT's Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, and Sam Humphrey, director of the NCAT Demonstration Farm at Piney Woods School near Jackson. The purpose of the farm is to give hands-on training to farmers and producers in the region, as well as to the students of Piney Woods.This Demonstration Farm is part of Mississippi Food Justice Collaborative, NCAT's multifaceted food-justice project, which is working to improve access to healthy, culturally appropriate food for historically disadvantaged communities throughout Mississippi. It's funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.Rockiell, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, asks Sam about his crop-planning process for the farm, which markets produce both to the school and through a community supported agriculture (CSA) subscription.They talk about how to start developing a crop plan and its importance for both production and marketing.For more information on this topic, you can contact Rockiell Woods directly at [email protected] and Sam Humphrey at [email protected] ATTRA ResourcesScheduling Vegetable Plantings for Continuous HarvestATTRA: Voices from the Field: Crop Planning and Labor CostsATTRA Beginning Farmer TutorialsSustainable Farming Internships and ApprenticeshipsGulf States Regional Office: Website / FacebookNCAT Demonstration Farm:InstagramOther ResourcesW.K. Kellogg Foundation WebsiteThe Piney Woods School FacebookYou 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 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.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: Website / FacebookSoutheast Regional Office: Website /