2026 Farmer-led research trials
What do fish guts, wool, thistles, and dry beans all have in common? Farmer-led research!
Soil Health
EFAO’s Farmer-Led Research Program highlights farmer knowledge as formal knowledge
In collaboration with Dr. Erin Nelson at the University of Guelph, EFAO published a paper looking how farmer-led research helps farmers to feel more knowledgeable, confident, motivated, and inspired to adopt and/or improve ecological practices on their farm.
Advancing Reduced Tillage for Organic Vegetable Production: Lessons Learned from a Living Lab
Read about Ken Laing’s Living Lab-Ontario project that innovated ways to reduce tillage for organic vegetable production.
A Curious Farmer
Read about Brett Israel’s Living Lab-Ontario project that innovated ways to reduce tillage for organic field crop production.
Quantifying Plant Available Nitrogen From Cover Crops
Read about the Jesse Way and Meghan Brandenburg’s project looking at plant available nitrogen from cover crops.
