About this episode
Today's episode is about hydroponic systems NCAT has used at its Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training Program (SIFT) demonstration farm. Lilianna Bento, Energy Corps Intern at NCAT, interviews Andrew Coggins, Director of NCAT's Rocky Mountain West regional office in Butte, Montana, about innovations and simplifications made to their hydroponic system since 2016.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Andrew Coggins directly at [email protected].
ATTRA Resources:
SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm
SIFT Blogs:
Hydroponics: Root Indicators By John Wallace, SIFT Farm Manager
SIFT Hydroponics SystemBy Westley Lund, SIFT Intern
Small Hydroponics Experiment Comparing Two Systems By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project Coordinator
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.
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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
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