Today's episode is about hydroponic systems NCAT has used at its Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training Program (SIFT) demonstration farm. Lilianna Bento, Energy Corps Intern at NCAT, interviews Andrew Coggins, Director of NCAT's Rocky Mountain West regional office in Butte, Montana, about innovations and simplifications made to their hydroponic system since 2016.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Andrew Coggins directly at [email protected].

ATTRA Resources:

SIFT 2018: Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm

SIFT 2019: Continuing Lessons from a Small-Scale Urban Intensive Farm

SIFT Blogs:

Hydroponics: Root Indicators By John Wallace, SIFT Farm Manager

SIFT Hydroponics SystemBy Westley Lund, SIFT Intern

Small Hydroponics Experiment Comparing Two Systems By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project Coordinator

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