Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grant Program

In FY 2016 NIFA’s CFP intends to solicit applications and fund three types of grants. The types are entitled (1) Community Food Projects (CFP), (2) Planning Projects (PP) and (3) Training and Technical Assistance (T & TA) Projects. The primary goals of the...

Aerating A Compost Pile

Using solar powered attic ventilation fans to aerate your compost piles can save you loads of back breaking labor!  Here is a diagram of how to set it up:    

Ecoland

We are in the early stage of building Ecoland and here are some  of our brainstorming resources.  Feel free to post more ideas. Ecoland may turn out to be the Hippiest place on Earth – a fun place where the public can go to learn and experience what life would...

Creating a Gift on Excess Access

A step by step pictorial guide to creating a gift on Excess Access! Navigate to the Excess Access web site: Log in to the site using your email and password: After logging in you should arrive at your dashboard page, select the Hair, Fur, Fiber Department Your...

How To Do a Classroom Demo

We recommend that you do not do a demo because oil fumes fill up a classroom quickly, and you will end up with messy, toxic garbage afterwards.  Take it from us, we’ve done so many demos and we know what we’re talking about.  Here is a video that you can use which is...