Episode 21-4: Soil Health Management: From Soil Judging to Gleaning with Dr. John Galbraith Part 2

Nov 23, 2021 · 20m

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In this episode, Jeff Ishee and Eric Bendfeldt continue with part two of their conversation with Dr. John Galbraith, a renowned soil scientist at Virginia Tech in the School of...

In this episode, Jeff Ishee and Eric Bendfeldt continue with part two of their conversation with Dr. John Galbraith, a renowned soil scientist at Virginia Tech in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. In Part 2, John shares his expertise and perspective on soil health management based on leading and mentoring the Virginia Tech Soil Judging Team and his role in growing vegetables as part of a gleaning initiative to meet community needs in the New River Valley Region of Virginia. Did you know that Virginia Tech's Soil Judging Team has won six National Championships and finished in second place five times? If you are interested in a career in agriculture or horticulture, you will want to hear and learn more about soil judging from Dr. Galbraith. Similarly, if you are not familiar with the concept of gleaning, you will want to tune in to the conversation.

Remember to visit www.4TheSoil.org to sign the pledge today and access more resources on soil health!

For additional information about soil judging and gleaning, please visit the following sites:
https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/soiljudging
https://localwiki.org/bburg/New_River_Valley_Glean_Team
https://endhunger.org/virginia/

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Author	Eric Scott Bendfeldt
Organization	Eric S. Bendfeldt
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Tags	#4thebay #4thefuture #4thesoil #chesapeakebay #collaboration #conversation #gleaning #regenerativeagriculture #soilandwaterconservation #soilhealth #spes #virginiacooperativeextension #virginiadcr #virginiasoilhealthcoalition #virginiatech #virginiausda-nrcs #vtsoiljudging #waterquality