Celebrate Ag Day!
Today, March 23rd is National Ag Day, a day in which we join together to recognize the importance and contributions of agriculture to society. This year the theme is [...]
Start Your Own Natives Webinar and Q&A Summary
- Are you a market farmer looking to expand your offerings by adding native plants for sale? - Are you a backyard grower who wants to add wildflowers to [...]
Winter Workshop Series 2021
The Marion County SWCD Winter Workshop Series is primarily focused on how and why to establish hedgerows and about insect management strategies in vegetable production. These presentations are virtual [...]
Native Plant Agriculture
Background & Goals In 2020, the Marion SWCD was awarded a grant by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) through their Urban Agriculture Conservation Initiative. This project was [...]
Beneficial Insects – Virtual Workshops
Beneficial Insects for Growers and Gardeners With Heather Holm Hosted by Marion County SWCD Wednesday, November 18 - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Heather Holm, author of 'Pollinators [...]
Insect Management
Insects are important to soil health and growing food. Soil engineering insects help create soil structure that is stable for water and nutrients. Decomposers eat organic material and unlock [...]
Strategies for unused garden plots
Sometimes, a plot in a community garden goes unattended throughout the year. No matter the reason, the result is often the same. Weeds grow rampant and scatter their seeds [...]
Big or Small, Healthy Soil Helps Us All
Whether you farm 10,000 acres or a 10 x 10 garden plot in your backyard, you can improve your soil’s health. Soil health is the capacity of a soil [...]