| The August 2013 issue of our ACTION newsletter is also available online. SIFT Grows Upcoming Webinar Don't miss our upcoming webinar on budding and grafting fruit varieties for organic production. Set for August 29th, NCAT specialist Guy Ames will talk about the need for developing regionally- and locally-adapted fruit crops and how filling that need could benefit organic fruit growers. Click here for more information and to register. | Demonstration Farm Expanded
Our Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training (SIFT) demonstration farm, located on our headquarters property in Butte, MT, is flourishing this year. Started two years ago with two greenhouses and a pile of wood chips for compost, the farm has grown to include four hoophouses, four raised beds and five outside plots. Crop production is significantly increased, and so is the workload. Read more... Certifiably Green
Arkansas Receives Recognition
Our Fayetteville, AR, office has been certified as a green business by the GreeNWAy Initiative of the city. NCAT Energy Corps coordinator Dan Dean reports the initiative is a green rating system developed by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the University of Arkansas Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). Read more... Take The Quiz
Energy Corps Member Tests Your Knowledge
Arkansas Energy Corps member Elana Harrison is working with eight cities in that state to help them with strategic energy planning and energy education and outreach. Test your own energy knowledge with her pop quiz and read about her efforts to raise awareness for energy efficiency and conservation. Read more... | 
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