January 6, 2021
Foodshed Monitoring Notes: Observing Indicators for Student Projects
Consider Observing Indicators of Foodshed Health for Student Projects The ecological health of our local foodsheds—our gardens, farms, ranches, and surrounding ecosystems on which they depend—is critical for sustainability. Paying...
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December 20, 2019
Foodshed Monitoring Notes: Supporting & Observing Beneficial Birds
Birds are one of our favorite and highly recommended things to observe in monitoring foodshed health. This new free downloadable guide from the Wild Farm Alliance is a treasure of...
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October 9, 2019
Foodshed Monitoring Notes: Recording First & Last Occurrences as Winter Comes
One of my favorite ways of keeping track of changes on our farm and the surrounding foodshed is what we call First Occurrences—as described in the Observing Indicators of Foodshed...
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February 28, 2018
Recommendations for Foodshed Monitoring
As you know, we at HCFS encourage keeping an eye on nature and seasonal happenings in our gardens, farms, ranches, and across the whole foodshed. These observations and monitoring over...
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