Research

Intern and staff examine strawberry raised bed

As an education center, Unadilla Community Farm is a site for experimentation and learning. We showcase a wide variety of sustainable farming techniques and conduct on-farm research to trial new methods, offer recommendations, and provide replicable models.

Dynamic Accumulators

Unadilla Community Farm conducted original research for Northeast SARE project FNE20-967 on dynamic accumulators. This two-year research project began in February 2020 and concluded December 2021. You can read the detailed report of our findings here.

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Indigenous Microorganism (IMO) Research

In the 2022 season, Matt Bedeaux, Unadilla Community Farm’s 2021 internship alumnus and 2022 Research Fellow, conducted original research for Northeast SARE project FNE22-001 on indigenous microorganisms. Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO), a recipe for which is given in Korean Natural Farming, is compared to hot compost, municipal compost, and the mycorrhizal inoculant MycoGrow® Soluble (Fungi Perfecti, LLC). You can read the detailed report of Matt’s findings here.

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