Ko tim Durham ko ha tangata faama toÊ»u tangata hono 5 Ê»i he motu loloa, Niu Ê»Ioke. NaÊ»a ne tupu mo hono famili greens, aka Ê»o e ngoué, mo e fanga kiÊ»i Ê»akau iiki ofi ki Niu Ê»Ioke Siti. Ko timi ko ha memipa ia Ê»o e netiueka fakamamani lahi Ê»a e tangata faama, pea Ê»i he vitiÅ ko Ê»enÃ, Ê»oku ne fakaÊ»aliÊ»ali mai kiate kimautolu Ê»ene fama lolotonga Ê»ene talanoa ki ha niÊ»ihi Ê»o e ngaahi founga pisinisi.
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“truck†farm on Long Island, New York – where they grow leafy greens, aka ʻo e ngoué, and herbs. Though conventional, the farm fashions itself biointensive, using Integrated Pest Management, naturally-derived biorationals, and organic amendments. Fractional monoculture is also a focus: small-scale, intensive cropping punctuated by rotations and cover crops. Ko hono ola, Deer Run Farm was hailed as a “national model†by the New York State Agricultural Environmental Management program for its stewardship. As one of a handful of farms outside of New York City, it faces unique challenges, especially those associated with urban-edge agriculture.
ʻI he 2005, he enrolled in the University of Florida’s Plant Medicine Program – an interdisciplinary “plant doctor†degree that parallels an M.D. or D.V.M. In the offseason, he’s an Associate Professor of Crop Science at Ferrum College, VA.
Tim Durham
Ko timi ko ha tangata faama toʻu tangata hono 5, educator, and agvocate. His family operates Deer Run Farm – a 30 acre“truck†farm on Long Island, New York – where they grow leafy greens, aka ʻo e ngoué, and herbs. Though conventional, the farm fashions itself biointensive, using Integrated Pest Management, naturally-derived biorationals, and organic amendments. Fractional monoculture is also a focus: small-scale, intensive cropping punctuated by rotations and cover crops. Ko hono ola, Deer Run Farm was hailed as a “national model†by the New York State Agricultural Environmental Management program for its stewardship. As one of a handful of farms outside of New York City, it faces unique challenges, especially those associated with urban-edge agriculture.
ʻI he 2005, he enrolled in the University of Florida’s Plant Medicine Program – an interdisciplinary “plant doctor†degree that parallels an M.D. or D.V.M. In the offseason, he’s an Associate Professor of Crop Science at Ferrum College, VA.