Living Labs
The NSFA has submitted its application for the Agricultural Climate Solutions Living Labs program. The Living Labs model uses producer-driven solutions through on-farm research. While the application is awaiting approval, we would like to continue to engage with and get feedback from producers to refine our projects.
Each session will include an overview of the proposed project and an opportunity to ask questions about the project and the overall Living Labs program.
Living Labs Project Session: Cover Crops in Annual Systems
This session will cover one of our four proposed projects which will be led by Perennia. It will focus on using cover crops in horticulture and field crop systems to increase carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Living Labs Project Session: Riparian Zones and Shelterbelts
This session will cover one of our four proposed projects which will be led by the Clean Annapolis River Project. It will focus on establishing riparian zones and shelterbelts to increase carbon sequestration, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water quality, and increase biodiversity.
Living Labs Project Session: Land Swap
This session will cover one of our four proposed projects which will be lead by the NSFA. This project will take horticulture fields out of rotation and into grazed pasture for three years. The field will then revert back to the horticulture production. We will be assessing how well this allows the field to increase carbon storage and how resilient that stored carbon is when moving back into horticulture.