November 29-30, 2016 – University of Missouri Campus, Memorial Union PROGRAM Going Green with Conservation-Based Farming: Market-Based Approaches to Promote Soil Health and Water Quality The 2016 Green Lands Blue Waters conference brings a market-based focus to complement innovative, science-based approaches to conservation of soil and water quality. Landowners react positively when their bottom-line is…
November 19-20, 2019 – Graduate Hotel, Minneapolis, MN THEME – Over, Under, Through to CLC: Strong partners, new allies, and fresh perspectives moving continuous living cover (CLC) farming forward Click here for the GLBW 2019 Conference Summary Report Click here for Conference Agenda Click here for Speaker Bios Conference Recap Video The way we farm…
Staff Erin Meier is Director of Green Lands Blue Waters. Previously, Erin served for 14 years as Executive Director of the University of Minnesota Southeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership. She has over 20 years of experience and training in sustainable agriculture, local food systems, food access, natural resource conservation, clean energy, community engagement and development, and…
Getting CLC on the landscape is a multi-faceted endeavor involving research, education, extension, market and supply chain development, policy initiatives, and active collaborations that engage partners across sectors – farmers, landowners, businesses, agencies, nonprofits, policymakers, and so on. This page connects you to a number of resources to use and build upon to make CLC…
Use the links below to access the Green Lands Blue Waters Continuous Living Cover Manual. This manual was originally produced in 2015 with support from a North Central Region SARE Professional Development Program grant (NCR-SARE-PDP) by Jane Grimsbo Jewett and Sadie Schroeder. Full Continuous Living Cover Manual (248 pages, opens in new browser tab) CLC Manual…
