I appreciate the way GLBW has a broader vision that brings people and sectors together around cross-cutting issues of environmental quality and social sustainability. The Continuous Living Cover framing encompasses diverse farming systems, from conventional grain farmers thinking of trying cover crops to committed graziers and agroforesters. The focus on the Mississippi watershed brings together… Read More →
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Green Lands Blue Waters weaves together the strands of various strategies for a socially and environmentally improved agriculture. Their tireless staff ensures threads aren’t lost among the network of collaborators, and I am grateful for their work.
The Green Lands, Blue Waters newsletter is a real gem! The stories highlight continuous living cover practices, work of students and researchers, and on-the-ground work being done by farmers and ranchers.
CLC Special Journal
Special CLC Research Topic through Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems GLBW’s Continuous Living Cover Research Topic special collection of research articles focusing on Continuous Living Cover is available online, open access! The Research Topic is in the Agroecology and Ecosystem Services section of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Continuous Living Cover (CLC) refers to agricultural…
Network Opps – Jobs & Events
As a networked organization, a critical role of Green Lands Blue Waters is to highlight the work, events and opportunities of our allies in Continuous Living Cover farming. We want to help share these available opportunities supplied by our partners with you! Remember to promote your opportunities through GLBW Fill out this FORM and let us help…
Partners
Partner Spotlight: Dr. Katherine Frels – Wintry Breeder (Oct 2021) Early this year, Dr. Katherine Frels left her position as Research Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics and moved “south” to work on small grains breeding and genetics in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the…
Making the Case for CLC
Find here communication tools for your own outreach about making the case for continuous living cover agriculture – case studies, reports, analyses, infographics, lit references, media contacts, and more below. Come back often because we are always adding new materials!
Human-Centered Approach
CLC Farmer Success Stories
Farmer Success Stories One of the best ways to understand what continuous living cover crops and cropping systems can look like on the landscape is to hear directly from the farmers themselves. Read on for several CLC success stories from the farmer’s perspective.