Growing Green 2023: Cover Crop Opportunities

As we reach the end of our five-year Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the Jacoby Partnership, we had our final Growing Green event in February called “Growing Green 2023:  Cover Crop
Opportunities” at Antioch College. The event started with a presentation by Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil Services on the three main types of cover crops:  legumes and clovers, grasses, and brassicas.  Mr. Hoorman shared his vast knowledge on this subject including how to get started with cover crops, seeding rates, and how to terminate. Afterwards, Joe Campbell and Leo Deiss of One.Two.FiveBenefit Corporation presented a new RCPP called Financing Climate Smart Agriculture in Ohio’s
Miami Valley. This new RCPP will provide financial and technical
support to implement conservation practices on both urban and rural farms in Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Greene, Miami, and Montgomery counties. Partnering with TLT, One.Two.Five Benefit Corporation will evaluate the potential for soil carbon storage and pay farmers for soil
carbon capture through implementation of specific conservation practices. More information about this new RCPP is forthcoming! To catch the recording of this event, check out TLT’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/pgfK67ilyj0 .