Develop 25 farm-scale soil health management plans by facilitating three farmer cohorts to engage in soil health planning over 875 acres of farmland for 200 farmers; deliver 10 outreach events; and develop an agricultural water quality benefits tool in the Long Island Sound Watershed of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Project will advance the adoption of soil health management systems that reduce nutrient pollution from agricultural operations into Long Island Sound.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Supporting Soil Health Management Planning and Water Quality Improvement on Farms (CT, MA, NH, VT)
Organization:
American Farmland Trust
Project ID:
1401.24.079863
Description:
Award Amount:
$480554.88
Location:
Long Island Sound Watershed, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut