The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #1. Telling Your Story with Alexis Bonogofsky

In this webinar, Alexis Bonogofsky will empower you to share your story, no matter how big, small, weird, or normal. Using social media, creative writing, podcasts, videos, etc. you can create a platform that not only builds your professional image for future career opportunities, but you will hone important life skills and maybe even help to inspire others and change narratives.

The Composting Offal Watch Party featuring Marfa Meats

Come watch the premier of our interview with Christy Miller of Marfa Meats. Marfa Meats was a groundbreaking whole animal butcher shop and sustainable meat processor in far West Texas that established an offal composting system to manage animal remains on-site. Join us as Christy leads us through the challenges and successes of building pathways to sustainable waste management solutions.

Water & Wildlife Management at Fort Union Ranch

Join Fort Union Ranch, Triangle P Cattle Co., Bill Zeedyk and more for 2 days of education and fun on the land at Fort Union Ranch!

We'll learn about building erosion control structures, setting up an aerated static pile compost system (no-turning!) for rangelands, grazing and stewardship for water and wildlife, beaver dam analogs, tree thinning for wildlife habitat, organizing a water management plan, and more!

Mentor Training Call Series #7 – Feedback

Tips on giving constructive, actionable feedback that catalyzes learning and motivation; and how to get the feedback you need to mentor effectively. We offer a variety of tried and true methods and tips to generate objective, honest, and open conversations in scheduled and impromptu feedback sessions. This call will be offered on April 25 at 12 -1pm MT and on April 27 at 7 - 8am MT to accommodate schedules.

Red Canyon Spring Gathering

Red Canyon Reserve New Mexico

Join us May 6-7 out at the beautiful Red Canyon Reserve in Magdalena, NM! This will be a casual campout event with a plant ID walk and some additional optional activities like a canyon walk and annual monitoring.

The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #2. Small Ruminants & Multi-Species Grazing

While cattle can be an amazing tool for managing land, beginning agrarians often struggle with accessing enough land, capital, and infrastructure to start a cattle operation. However, many folks find success in beginning with small ruminants like sheep and goats. NCAT (National Centers for Appropriate Technology) staff members Linda Poole and Tracy Mumma along with Tracy’s daughter, Lina Sturman, will cover small ruminants in the West: wool sheep, hair sheep, goats, small multi-species grazing, soil health and custom grazing weed control.

Introduction to Static Aerated Pile Composting and Vermi-Composting

Reunity Resources 1829 San Ysidro Crossing, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Join the Carbon Ranch Initiative team and Reunity Resources to learn how composting transforms waste into a valuable soil amendment! We'll discuss how diverting organic waste from landfills to make compost plays a role in mitigating climate change, and improving nutrient and water cycles.

The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #3. Putting Soil Health into Practice

Soil health can be a really abstract topic for those of us who are out working on the ranch everyday and it is not always easy to get creative and try new practices to improve the soil. In this webinar, we will learn from other ranchers and farmers and hear what they have tried and in which ways it has succeeded or not succeeded. Joining us as speakers will be Nancy & Steve Oswald (Oswald Cattle Company, Cotopaxi, CO), Mihail Kennedy (B Bar Ranch, Big Timber, MT), and MJ Pickett (Calder Farm, Gunnison, CO). We will hear stories and takeaways from all three speakers, who have tried different approaches to improving soil health on their ranch/farm and see pictures of the setups and outcomes.

Biochar Production and Organic Amendments for Soil Health and Habitat Workshop

Quivira and Seven Oaks Ranch are excited to provide a multi-day workshop to learn about organic amendments, soil health, and wildlife habitat. June 16-19, we will learn how to make and use biochar, hear about pollinators, and enjoy a star party on a dark skies ranch in Ozona TX. We encourage women and young people to attend to build networking and capacity for regenerative rangeland stewardship.

Compost Production & Application on Rangelands

Join us in Ocate, NM and learn both how to produce compost, then about organic amendment application for rangeland soil health. Experts from Reunity Resources will demonstrate the Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting system. ASP is a no-turn process that uses the naturally occurring microbial population in the feedstocks along with the appropriate oxygen supply and moisture to rapidly mature and age the organic waste into a valuable soil amendment. ASP is a useful method for agriculture producers or rural area residents who want to dispose of organic waste without taking it to the landfill. In addition, participants will learn about compost & biochar applications on rangelands as well as a couple soil health field monitoring techniques. Quivira Coalition staff will share preliminary results from case studies of compost, biochar and bale grazing applied at other ranches.

The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #4. Launching a New Enterprise

When you’re faced with an interesting opportunity to take stewardship of a land base, to expand an enterprise or to create your own operation, how do you make the decision whether or not to pursue it? Do you just follow your gut, or trust the results of late night kitchen table conversations with your partner? Do you make a pro/con list, and then perhaps lose it? As a beginning rancher, the opportunity to build your own business will likely present itself sooner or later. Maybe your boss allows you to lease a piece of land for a poultry enterprise. Perhaps your neighbor will let you run cattle on her property in exchange for some meat. Opportunities may be great, but are they great for you, now?

Aerated Static Pile Composting Demonstration Taos

Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting is a no-turn process that uses the naturally occurring microbial population in the feedstocks along with the appropriate oxygen supply and moisture to rapidly mature and age the organic waste into a valuable soil amendment. ASP is a useful method for agriculture producers or rural area residents who want to dispose of organic waste without taking it to the landfill. Participants will learn general principles of composting, uses of compost in agricultural systems, and will learn how to set up an ASP on site from expert composters from Reunity Resources.

The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #5. Teams that Thrive

Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program is delighted to invite you to The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up. Inspired by beginning agrarian input and years of conversations with folks like you, we’ve designed this webinar series for our program alumni as well as any beginning agrarians seeking community in diving deeper into these topics.

The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up – #6. Life Hacks for the Long Haul: Emotional Wellness for Agrarians and their Communities

Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program is delighted to invite you to The New Agrarian Toolkit: A Webinar Series to Dig Deep and Level Up. Inspired by beginning agrarian input and years of conversations with folks like you, we’ve designed this webinar series for our program alumni as well as any beginning agrarians seeking community in diving deeper into these topics.

New Agrarian Program 101 – September

NAP 101 is an interactive opportunity to learn more about the New Agrarian Program, hear about our hiring process, and run through descriptions of our 2024 mentor sites. Although this call will be recorded and posted to our website, attending the live call gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and meet the NAP Coordinators who will help review applications.

Free

Mentor Training Call Series – Call #1 You and Your Operation as Mentor 9/19 & 9/21

Mentoring differs from being an employer in key ways: how do you know if it’s right for you? What are you excited to teach? The answers to these and other questions will help you write an apprenticeship description that is both appealing and realistic about the ups and downs of regenerative agriculture on your site. We’ll discuss ways to describe work schedules, location, isolation, and other factors, to be sure your description will appeal to the applicants you most want to attract.

Free