Karen Hills Posts

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    Sustainable Farms and Fields – Two years In

    Sustainable Farms and Fields, a still relatively new program of the Washington State Conservation Commission is in its third fiscal year of funding. It seemed an appropriate time to take…

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    Where the Magic Happens

    This is one of only a handful of state programs in the U.S. helping agricultural producers be part of the climate solution and achieve co-benefits such as improving soil health.

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    Soil Health Tooth Fairy?

    Twenty-five lucky conservation districts across Washington received a special soil health bucket from the Washington State Conservation Commission.

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    We have Liftoff! Sustainable Farms and Fields Program has Launched

    I’m happy to report that a mere four months after the Request for Applications was released in November 2022, all $1.8 million in funding for the 2023 fiscal year has been committed

  • Sustainable Farms and Fields Update

    A new grant program for Washington farmers and ranchers to implement more climate-smart practices has recently gone live.    The Sustainable Farms and Fields program was created by the Washington…