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Navigating the complex world of soil life and soil health management Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) in Santa Cruz has free resources including guidebooks and webinars on soil health which provide up-to-date, science-based information to help guide you in your efforts to build and sustain the health of our most valuable resource, soil. Topics include: Building Organic Matter for Healthy Soils: An Overview Weed Management: An Eco- logical Approach Practical Conservation Tillage Cover Crops: Selection and Management Plant Genetics: Plant Breed- ing and Variety Selection Water Management and Water Quality Nutrient Management for Crops, Soil, and the Environ- ment Organic Practices for Cli- mate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Carbon Sequestration Understanding and Optimiz- ing the Community of Soil Life Thousands of farmers have already benefited from these webinars and here's what they have to say: "New to farming, I have struggled to grasp some of the concepts of building and maintaining good soil. The 'light' went on while watch- ing this webinar." "Keep doing webinars, they are very helpful, organized, and well delivered. I have gotten a lot out of this par- ticular series." View the guidebooks, webi- nars, and other educational resources here. Author and presenter Mark Schonbeck has worked for over three decades as a researcher, consultant, and educator in sustainable and organic agriculture. He has participated in on-farm re- search into mulching, cover crops, minimum tillage, and nutrient management for organic vegetables. For many years, he has written for the Virginia Associa- tion for Biological Farming newsletter and served as their policy liaison to the National Sustainable Agri- culture Coalition. For 30 years, OFRF has played a critical role in providing organic and transitioning farmers and ranchers with the resourc- es they need to be suc- cessful. OFRF puts farmers first. We do not charge a membership fee and All resources are available for free. Visit ofrf.org to find out more. • • n h e h . c o m Client Focused. Relationship Driven. A Tradition of Excellence Since 1928. Full Service, 16 Attorney Firm E C I V R E S . . T I D E E N U O Y E R E H W Y L T C A X E r e l a e D e r i t e t e l p m o c t s o M r u o y m o c . e r i t y a b t s a e 3 7 2 5 - 7 5 7 - 1 3 8 : e n o h p . t s n i f f i r g 0 3 3 , r e t n e c e c i v r e s s a n i l a S a n o z i r a , a m u y n i d n u o r r a e y n e p o w o n

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