THE BEACON PILOT PROJECT Partnerships for Climate-Smart Agriculture Commodities
Lighting the Path to a Sustainable Today for our Tomorrow
At BEACON Pilot Project, we are on a mission to create meaningful change in the lives of underserved small farmers and resource-poor farmers. These industrious and hardworking farmers have often been excluded from the innovative development programs, resources, trainings, and technical assistance that have historically favored medium and large-scale farmers and agribusinesses.
BEACON Pilot Project will work to strengthen capacity, empower and build small farmer resilience. Together, we provide farmers and their communities with crucial information, technical assistance, and comprehensive training on agroecology practices - organic farming system practices and climate smart farming to enable access and participation in agroecological climate-smart technologies and alternative markets.
BEACON Pilot Project recognizes the benefits of inclusion with underserved farmers and their communities to extend the benefits of agroecology farm practices and organic farming system’s climate-smart strategies to all neighborhoods and communities.
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Florida For Example
Advocate for climate-resilient crop varieties and responsible pesticide use to safeguard water quality.
Mississippi For Example
Training on flood-resistant crop varieties and implement agroecological practices to mitigate soil erosion.
Oklahoma For Example
Promote rainwater harvesting, no-till farming, and drought-resistant crop varieties to conserve water resources.
Georgia for Example
Champion integrated pest management (IPM) and organic farming techniques to reduce pesticide reliance and enhance soil health.
North Carolina For Example
Diminishing biodiversity and habitat loss. one solution could be to promote agroecological farming practices that safeguard natural habitats and integrate native plants within agricultural landscapes.
Alabama For Example
Encourage regenerative agriculture practices and soil conservation methods to revitalize the land.
South Carolina For Example
Diminishing biodiversity and habitat loss. one solution could be to promote agroecological farming practices that safeguard natural habitats and integrate native plants within agricultural landscapes.
Hover and Click colored states to learn about the BEACON PROJECT target areas.
The BEACON Project is working to build relationships, engage participatory dialogues and
strengthen capacity with underserved farmers and their communities.
The BEACON Project is a pilot project of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities.
The implementation of this effort will support the benefits to production and marketing of agroecology farming-organic farming practices/climate-smart commodities to underserved small farmers and their communities.
" We envision wellbeing in our communities: healthy soils, healthy environments, healthy foods, and healthy communities . . . small farm resilience and thriveability.
Come and work with us."
BEACON Project recognizes the benefits of inclusion with underserved small farmers and their communities to extend the benefits of agroecology farm practices and organic farming system’s climate-smart strategies to all neighborhoods and communities.
Encourage regenerative agriculture practices and soil conservation methods to revitalize the land.
Promote agroecological farming practices that safeguard natural habitats and integrate native plants within agricultural landscapes.
Champion integrated pest management (IPM) and organic farming techniques to reduce pesticide reliance and enhance soil health.
Promote agroecological farming practices that safeguard natural habitats and integrate native plants within agricultural landscapes.
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MISSISSIPPI
Advocate for flood-resistant crop varieties and implement agroecological practices to mitigate soil erosion.
ALABAMA
Encourage regenerative agriculture practices and soil conservation methods to revitalize the land.
OKLAHOMA
Promote rainwater harvesting, no-till farming, and drought-resistant crop varieties to conserve water resources.
GEORGIA
Champion integrated pest management (IPM) and organic farming techniques to reduce pesticide reliance and enhance soil health.
South Carolina
Promote agroecological farming practices that safeguard natural habitats and integrate native plants within agricultural landscapes.
Advocate for flood-resistant crop varieties and implement agroecological practices to mitigate soil erosion.
Advocate for climate-resilient crop varieties and responsible pesticide use to safeguard water quality.
Champion integrated pest management (IPM) and organic farming techniques to reduce pesticide reliance and enhance soil health.
