The Development of a Research and Extension Program for Sustainable Agriculture in Western Washington

Miles, Carol A.

doi:10.21273/horttech.10.4.682

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“…Increasing cultural representation among extension educators and staff was voiced as a significant way to signal belonging. As an example of how hiring practices can serve as a signal to belonging, hiring educators focused on organic production in Iowa and Washington greatly improved outreach to the organic farming community by building trust and demonstrating commitment to connecting with this audience (Delate and DeWitt, 2004;Miles, 2000).…”

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Creating a Sense of Belonging for Hispanic Farmers and Farmworkers in Agricultural Programming

Sánchez

Gorgo-Gourovitch

Stivers

2019

hortte

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Hispanics residing in the United States are playing a larger role in agriculture. For example, in Pennsylvania, this group comprises the largest increase in new farmers, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Efforts to connect with this population can be improved. Hispanic farmers and farmworkers face access barriers to agricultural programming that need to be addressed to more effectively “reach and teach.” Over a 1-year period, 22 to 25 agricultural educators attended a three-workshop training series focused on increasing knowledge and skills for planning, designing, advertising, and delivering agricultural programs inviting to Hispanic farmers and farmworkers. The workshop series included an expert on the science of inclusion, a specialist in Latino community studies, and several representatives from organizations with long histories of connecting with Hispanic farming audiences. Through guided activities and facilitated discussion, participants developed strategies for creating programming welcoming to the Hispanic farming community. This workshop series was highly rated by participants. After the first workshop, one participant stated that it was the best diversity workshop he had attended in his 22-year career. In a follow-up survey 1 year after the final workshop, the majority of respondents had made efforts to build relationships through agricultural programming for Hispanic farmers and farmworkers. Here, we are providing the methods we employed to serve as a model for others working to connect with this or other underserved or nontraditional farming audiences.

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Creating a Sense of Belonging for Hispanic Farmers and Farmworkers in Agricultural Programming

Sánchez

Gorgo-Gourovitch

Stivers

2019

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“…In 2016, Miles and collaborators from Washington State University [9] proposes a new model of healing chambers showed in Figure 3. He pointed out that the room size is very important in order to control the humidity inside, because in a higher room it will be difficult to maintain a constant level of high humidity.…”

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“…An intense photosynthesis process with decreases in CO2 concentration shows that the connection between the scion and rootstock has been achieved, so the grafted plants are healed. In Figure 4 is schematically presented this healing room used to continuously measure the CO2 exchange rates in grafted cucumber plants, developed at Chiba University, Japan [9]. The environment is controlled by a humidifier, heater, and cooler attached to the data logger and controller.…”

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“…The abbreviations used are: thermocouple (TC), relative humidity (RH), solenoid valve (SV), and air pump (P). Figure 5 shows the seedlings placed in the healing boxes where are gradually exposed to different PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density) and different RH (Relative Humidity) conditions during healing and acclimatization [9]. Fig.…”

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An overview of the microclimate conditions inside healing chambers

Dumitrescu

Ghiaus

2019

E3S Web Conf.

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In the civil and industrial construction engineering, the comfort of occupants is ensured by achieving appropriate microclimate conditions. The human physical comfort (thermal, visual, acoustic) is achieved when the person from an enclosure is in a state of equilibrium and is able to perform tasks with maximum possible efficiency and without any kind of stress. Similarly, in the case of crops grown inside protected spaces, for plants, just as in the case of human being, specific microclimate conditions need to be ensured for their optimum development during the vegetation period. Plant development is a result of its own genetic features, but this is influenced by microclimate conditions inside of the greenhouses. Even more, in the case of healing and acclimatization rooms for grafted vegetables, the specific microclimate conditions must be strictly monitored. Technologically, it is recommended an optimum indoor temperature between 23°C and 25°C, with a maximum value that must not exceed 28°C, under conditions of relative humidity around 85% - 95%. Other two important aspects are the CO2 concentration and the level of solar radiation. The value of the CO2 concentration is an indicator of the healing process. For the grafting process, it is useful to know the time of the connection of the donor and receiver. Led by the the light levels, the photosynthetic activity of the grafted seedlings in the healing period, lead to a decreasing of CO2 concentration. This means that the two parts of the planting material are jointed, healed. So, the farmers can manipulate the environment in the healing rooms. This paper presents an overview of the scientific and technical issues that have to be achieved in order to reach suitable control and management of microclimate conditions in healing rooms for grafted vegetables.

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“…Grasses are commonly used for soil erosion control and streambank stabilization throughout the wet, humid, and semiarid tropics (Young, 1989;National Research Council, 1993). Additionally, temperate bamboos have been suggested as a potential species for revegetation of riparian corridors in North America (Miles, 1998;Harker et al, 1999;Schoonover and Williard, 2003;Cirtain et al, 2004).…”

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Soil and Water Characteristics in Restored Canebrake and Forest Riparian Zones1

Andrews

Barton

Kolka

et al. 2011

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

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Andrews, Danielle M., Christopher D. Barton, Randall K. Kolka, Charles C. Rhoades, and Adam J. Dattilo, 2011. Soil and Water Characteristics in Restored Canebrake and Forest Riparian Zones. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(4):772‐784. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2011.00555.x Abstract: The degradation of streams has been widespread in the United States. In Kentucky, for instance, almost all of its large streams have been impounded or channelized. A restoration project was initiated in a channelized section of Wilson Creek (Nelson Co., Kentucky) to return its predisturbance meandering configuration. A goal of the project was to restore the native riparian corridor with giant cane and bottomland forest species. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of giant cane in riparian restoration and to compare water quality and soil attributes between restored cane and forested communities. Comparison of data to replicated sites of similar size in undisturbed upstream areas (control) was also examined to evaluate restoration success. Vegetation establishment was initially hindered by frequent flooding in 2004, but mean survival was good after two growing seasons with rates of 80 and 61% for forest and cane plots, respectively. Results showed an improvement in stream water quality due to restoration activities. Significant differences between the cane and forested plots in shallow groundwater dissolved oxygen, NO3−‐N, NH4+‐N, and Mn concentrations suggest that soil redox conditions were not similar between the two vegetation types. Retention and transformation of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) within the restored riparian system also differed by vegetation treatment; however, both communities appeared to be advancing toward conditions exhibited in the control section of Wilson Creek.

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The Development of a Research and Extension Program for Sustainable Agriculture in Western Washington

Cited by 5 publications

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Creating a Sense of Belonging for Hispanic Farmers and Farmworkers in Agricultural Programming

Creating a Sense of Belonging for Hispanic Farmers and Farmworkers in Agricultural Programming

An overview of the microclimate conditions inside healing chambers

Soil and Water Characteristics in Restored Canebrake and Forest Riparian Zones1

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