Meet NCAT: Katherine Favor says agroforestry can plant the seeds of sustainability

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Omar Rodriguez introduces Katherine Favor, NCAT's newest specialist at its Western Regional Office in Davis, California.Katherine is a self-identified agroforestry nerd, perennial plant enthusiast, wine farmer, and yerba maté lover. She has worked on, designed, consulted for, and managed regenerative agriculture systems for more than 10 years. Her love of viticulture and agroforestry took her from Southern California to Montana, Paraguay, and Argentina before she finally ended up in Northern California at NCAT.She is passionate about the intersection of natural resources conservation, food security, and community well-being, and she has specialized experience in agroforestry and regenerative viticulture. When she's not digging her hands in the dirt, you can find her hiking, floating in the ocean, painting, or fermenting something.Related ATTRA Resources:AgroforestryVineyard Agroforestry: Growing Grapes in the Era of Climate ChangeA Spring IPM Toolbox for Controlling Powdery Mildew in VineyardsOther Resources:Agroforestry and Ecosystem Services Chapter 4: Below-Ground Services in Vineyard Agroforestry Systems.Contact Katherine Favor and Omar Rodriguez via email at [email protected] and [email protected] complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. 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.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 / FacebookNortheast Regional Office: Website / Facebook