The Nexus team continues its work designing and evaluating technological solutions to extend the growing season for small-scale farmers in Southern Appalachia. The team will soon complete the second year of an on-farm pilot of two systems, one at Springhouse Farm and...
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Pilot Systems Successful at Cooperative Farms
The first round (2018 spring) of pilot system operations at our cooperating farms was successful. Against The Grain (ATG) farm produced more than 30 batches of biochar using various agricultural waste produced on site including sorghum, woody waste, and animal bone....
NEXUS Research Team Completes Pilot Systems at Two Local Farms
The Nexus research team at Appalachian has completed building pilot systems at two local cooperative farms: Against the Grain (ATG) farm and Springhouse farm. They are ready to run for this upcoming cold season! The pilot system at ATG includes a biochar kiln, solar...
Two Pilot Biomass Heating Systems to be Built on Local Farms
The Nexus research team is collaborating with two cooperating farms in Watauga County to pilot greenhouse heating systems that will extend the growing season by using biomass energy produced on-farm. With funding from the NC Department of Agriculture’s Bioenergy...