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Podcast: Real Organic Podcast
Episode: Steve Ela: Diversifying Crops, Sales Channels, And Research Dollars
Description: #135: Organic farmer and former NOSB member Steve Ela talks about managing his fruit-focused operation with diverse market strategies, crop rotations, and biological controls for orchard pests. He also speaks about the difficult mission of achieving carbon neutrality on the farm,Steve Ela is a longtime farmer in Western Colorado, where his family grows 55 varieties of organic fruit trees and participates in on-farm organic research trials. Steve holds degrees in biology and environmental geology and has an M.S. in Soil Science. https://elafamilyfarms.com/To watch a video version of this podcast please v...