Shumei Natural Agriculture Open House Registration

Join us for a celebration of summer harvest in the Shumei Natural Agriculture demonstration garden at Rodale Institute. Lecture by Diana Jerkins, PhD, guided garden tour, tasting vegetables, book and produce sale. 

Seasonal Research Technicians Application

Seasonal Research Technicians Application

Garden Intern: Natural Agriculture Program 2010

Shumei Natural Agriculture Intern Program 2010 Application

Volunteer Application

Please fill out the form below to become a volunteer with the Rodale Institute.

Director of Research

Director of Research Application Form

Farming For Credit Information

Farming for Credit Submission Form

2010 FFA Video Contest

2010 FFA Video Contest

Pastured pork dust-up shows growing biomimicry of sustainable food-system champions

Messages from the sustainable ag community to a New York Times OpEd questioning the safety of pastured pork showed some "areas for growth," as well as progress toward positive biomimicry in dealing diversely and synergistically with a perceived threat.

Cows on grass (intensely) answer the perennials question: How to get more food, sustainably?

By using perennial sod crops (hay, grass and forages) we can save our soils from erosion, give cattle the best food for their four-stomach system and nurture a vast universe of underground biomass that sequesters carbon and cycles nutrients.
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