Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Lincoln University Cooperative Extension serves all Missouri citizens but our target audiences are minorities (African American, Hispanic and other ethnicities) and under-served audiences including low-income citizens, beginning farmers, women in agriculture, etc. We have conducted educational events for veterans with disabilities, women and people of any ethnicity, culture, and age. Small farmers and people with no land but with interest in becoming farmers or grow their own food from pots to backyards were invited to participate in this project. Overall, this project reached over 1,200 people (direct contacts) plus an undetermined number of indirect contacts. Changes/Problems:Jefferson City construction of sewer line delayed and disturbed the FINCA project. Plants were moved and/ or destroyed. The disturbance on the sites at Lincoln University campus was more than anticipated. The plants that survived are recovering and showing resilience. However, it will take more than a year for the plants to become highly productive again. The Native Plants program was closed in June 2017 due to Lincoln University financial problems. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The following trainings were offered to FINCA staff and volunteers: Conference 'Cambio de colores' in St. Louis in 2013. Topics covered how to reach out to Hispanics and Latinos in Missouri. Project director attended. Growing power's national-International urban small conference in 2012. Organic and sustainable agriculture training covered. Three staff attended. The following trainings were offered by FINCA staff and volunteers: As a tool for training purposes, a power point presentation was prepared: 'The FINCA model: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture'. Presentation: Integrating native plants with native edible landscaping to attract pollinators. Seminar "Native plants program and the FINCA project: Applications in El Salvador was offered 3 times in 3 locations. Two seminars titled "Creating productive and profitable landscapes with Native Plants" and "Protecting native bees and other pollinators" were offered at the Small Farmers Forum at sessions hosted by the Sustainable Agriculture and Research and Education (SARE) program. Both seminars were attended by small farmers and landowners. A series of 6 classes about native plants were offered from February to August of 2013. About 50 participants attended 3 to 6 classes. The native plant program conducted two "Native edible plants' program, one in Marshall, MO and one at Lincoln University Campus. JCTV from Lincoln University recorded the Native Edible Class. Ten sessions to determine people preferences of foods prepared with native edibles were offered in March, April and May, 2015 and 2016 in Jefferson City and Southeast Missouri. During these sessions, participants received training on native plant identification, parts to harvest for consumption, cooking demonstrations and sampled the foods. Average number of people participating per session was 20, for a total of 360. Fifteen adult seniors, native plants program staff, extension specialists, master gardeners, master naturalist, 4 LU-students; students from other universities received one-on-one trainings via seminars, garden tours and personal communication. Two workshops about native plants as specialty crops were offered for farmer's veterans at Lincoln University or those interested in organic farming. 25 veterans participated. This workshops were done in collaboration with the University of Missouri Extension AgrAbility project, Missouri Organic Association and LU-Farmers' Market. In 2015, three Minority and Limited Resources Farmers Regional Conferences were organized in collaboration with the Lincoln University Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program (ISFOP), Integrated Pest Management Program, Horticulture Program from LU Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the AgrAbility program in Southwest, Northeast and Northwest Missouri. The total of farmers, producers and service providers was 219. More than 50% of the participants were women. Western Nursery and Landscape Conference (January 2016). The Native Plants Program had an exhibit and offered a Spanish presentation about Native Plants for Pollinators and an oral presentation about Native Edible Plants of Missouri. This event is attended by more than 1000 people and we were the only academic institution promoting the use and increasing awareness of the importance of native plants. A workshop about Growing Wild Leeks as Specialty Crops (January, February, 2016) was offered to small farmers at Lincoln University campus. This workshop was offered to the Wild Leeks Advisory Board formed by three collaborating farmers, Native Plants Program staff, 2 intern students and 2 student workers. Agroforestry Conference (January 2016). Oral presentation and exhibit. Creating habitat for pollinators with native plants. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Missouri Organic Association Conference - Workshop on native plants (February 2016) titled 'The FINCA project: native edible plants and importance of native plants for pollinators'. Workshop and educational exhibit. Springfield, MO. Education exhibit and three-hour workshop with 3 oral presentations: Native Plants for Pollinators, Farms landscaping with Native Plants and Wild Leeks as a Specialty Crop. First time this conference offered a whole workshop about native plants. More than 500 people attended workshops and visited exhibits. Missouri Natural Resource Conference (February 2016). Poster and oral presentation: Native Plant Outdoor Laboratories at Lincoln. Native Plant Learning Tools (poster) and the FINCA project: Families, Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture (oral presentation). Minorities and Limited Resource Farmers Conference/Bootheel Sikeston, MO (March 2016). The Native Plants Program staff led organization of this conference with funding from the NRCS and sponsored by the LUCE Horticulture program in collaboration with all LUCE Extension Specialists, LUCE-Sikeston Impact Center, MU-Extension, USDA programs including NRCS, FSA and Rural Development. February through June 2016. 'Evaluating Native Plants for Human Consumption', series of 10 sessions. During these sessions local communities, Lincoln University staff and others evaluated recipes prepared with native edible plants that were prepared and served at the 'Dining Wild' event on November 5, 2016. Approximately 200 people participated and 75% of them were introduced to native edible plants for the first time. March through May, 2016. Continuing Education Classes sponsored by Lincoln University. Native Edible plants. Outdoors and Indoor training followed by Cooking Demonstration with Native Edibles. Power point presentation followed by a tour of native edible demonstration plots and FINCA plots with native edible fruits. May 2016. Native Plants for Native Pollinators. Indoor training followed by Native Plant Garden Tours at Lincoln University campus. 1 hour power point presentation followed by a demonstration of how to make artificial nests for native bees especially for ground nesting bees. June 2016. High tunnel and FINCA tour. Bootheel region. Visited FINCA farm and one additional small farm. Training on perennial crops including native edible plants and other specialty crops that could be grown inside high tunnels. June 2016. Native Plants for Pollinators. Morning Breakout session at Busby Farm with Lincoln University Native Plants Program staff, grant representative from NRCS, Entomology expert from Missouri Dept. of Conservation and session on bumble bee nests and bumble bee life cycle. Afternoon tours to FINCA Research plots at Busby Farm. June 2016. Society of Economic Botany conference. Participated and offered oral presentation for the first time 'Promoting wild leeks as specialty crops'. June 2016. Pollinators Symposium. Participated with an exhibit and oral presentation. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. September 2016. 7th National Small Farm Conference in Virginia Beach: Exhibit, great venues to meet with other promoting native plants as specialty crops and for conservation. November 2016. Dining Wild with Native Edible Plants. This event included garden tours, educational exhibits, guest speaker presentation and full course dinner. Attendance: 440 (2014-2016). January 2017. Mid-America Organic Association. Highlighted Native Plants. February 2017. Families, Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture.-The FINCA model. Spring Seminar Series, Lincoln University. February through June 2017. Evaluating Native Plants for Human Consumption a series of 4 sessions. During these sessions local communities, Lincoln University staff and others evaluate recipes prepared with native edible plants. April 2017. Wild Leeks and Native Edibles Workshop. Lincoln University. May 2017. FINCA Field day in the Bootheel, MO How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri via numerous workshops and seminars offered by the Lincoln University Native Plants Program. Those events are listed above. Additional activities include participations at the annual Missouri State Fair, Bobwhite Quail Field Day, and Harvest Festival at the Governor's Mansion. Four guide sheets and 10 factsheets were published. Some are in English and Spanish. A poster/brochure about the FINCA project has been used to promote the project. Native Plants Program Webpage Articles in locals newsletters and newspapers Displays at various festivals, field days, Shaw Nature Reserve open house and other events. Fliers were posted via e-mail, regular mail, posted at public places, Lincoln University campus, Lincoln University Farmers, Market, and other local venues. Word of mouth and through online communication or collaborations with non-profit organizations such as the Native Plant Society, Shaw Nature Reserve, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, Missouri Prairie Foundation and Missourian for Monarchs. International outreach in El Salvador by participating in town hall meetings and meetings with educators and native plant specialists. National outreach: in Kentucky through the Society of Economic Botany conference and in through the Vermont Women Project. Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri and other states during this period as follows: The project director and other personnel involved in this project participated in more than 30 workshops, conferences, Symposia and continuing education classes. Twelve articles about native edible plants were published in the monthly column of the Jefferson City News Tribune in central Missouri. A factsheet about the FINCA project was published. The Lincoln University Native Plants Program webpage is updated regularly. Webpage: https:/lwww.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/nativeplants Article about the FINCA project titled: "A Missouri Finca" by Jack Wax. Article featured in the October 2015 issue of Acres USA magazine. Organized more than 30 seminars, workshops, volunteer days and other educational activities. Social media outreach: Facebook page: Lincoln University Native Plants Program. 501 people follow this page. Radio, newspaper and TV interviews. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This is the final report.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
OBJECTIVE 1. The FINCA model was implemented at four sites. Lincoln University campus in Jefferson City. The FINCA plot is about ½ acre in size. Twenty-five species including Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa), New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), Golden currant (Ribes odoratum), Hazelnut (Corylus Americana), Rusty black haw (Viburnum rufidulum), Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Wild plum (Prunus Americana), Chickasaw plum (P. angustifolia), Mexican plum (P. Mexicana), Milkweed (Asclepias spp.), and others have been established. However, in 2016, a Jefferson City construction of a sewer line delayed and disturbed the FINCA model that was established. Plants were either, removed or destroyed. Re-planting of about 40% of the plants took place in the fall of 2016. Haywood City (Bootheel region). The one acre FINCA plot in Haywood City is located in private land adjacent to 1 acre of sand prairie under restoration to provide habitat for wildlife including pollinators, butterflies, and birds. Thirteen native plant species including shrubs, brambles, and small trees were established. At the end of the growing season survival and branch number was evaluated. Survival rates for the FINCA plants grown were 100% in 2013. In subsequent years, survival ranged from 40% to 100%, and the lowest survival rates were observed for Hazelnut and blackberry (40%). Lincoln University George Washington Carver farm. Twenty herbaceous perennial forbs were established at LU Washington Carver Farm in spring 2014. Lincoln University Alan T. Busby Organic Research farm. Twelve shrubs and trees native to Missouri were planted, most of them in 2013. Pawpaw trees were planted in 2014. A pollinator garden, established in 2014, contains more than 10 native plant species to provide food and shelter for native pollinators and butterflies. Growth data was collected in October 2014. Survival for most of the species ranged from 80 to 100%, except for sassafras that had 40% survival in October 2014. Plots were fertilized with compost generated on-site and with composted horse manure early in the year. Chip mulch was used on the plots to maintain the trees free of weeds with additional hand weeding done in the summer months. Native cover crops including partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) and goatweed (Croton spp.) were seeded into mulch for weed control, moisture retention and nitrogen fixation. Woodland forbs were added to the most-shaded plots. The pollinator garden was extended with more species of native flowers. Growth, fruit production and presence of pollinators were monitored and recorded (see objective 2). As part of the first objective the Project Director visited El Salvador twice in 2013 to present three seminars and meet with officials of the College of Agriculture and the Institute Superior de Economia y Administracion de Empresas (SEADE), and with faculty and staff of the University of El Salvador. The PD discussed the importance of protecting native plants for food and the FINCA project main goal of establishing small farms mostly with edible species for consumption and income. The seminars were attended by 130 people (70 farmers, 25 students and 35 scientists and extension personnel). Additional activities associated with objective 1 involved: (1) encouraging small entrepreneurship, (2) improved nutrition, (3) environmental improvement by promoting Missouri native plants as alternative crops with low-start-up and maintenance costs for both personal consumption, and (4) as income generator. Eleven farmers participated in this project by planting and evaluating several native edible plants including wild leeks for their feasibility as high-value alternative crops. About 200 farmers and producers were introduced to the idea of natives as specialty crops. We offered more than 20 seminars and workshops, participated in 5 field days, offered 10 cooking demonstrations, 5 field tours and offered two large events called 'Dinning Wild' and 'In Touch with Nature' each year. The main goal of Dining Wild was to promote native plants for human consumption and conservation. It included garden tours, educational exhibits, guest speaker presentation and full-course dinner prepared with native edible plants. It also provided hands-on education about the use of edible natives, food preparation and how to grow these plants as specialty crops in gardens or in farms. The 'In Touch with Nature' field day was offered at the Alan T. Busby Farm in 2013, 2014, and 2015, with a combined audience of 600+ people. The focus of the event was to promote native edible plants, native plants for conservation, and other value-added uses by hands-on activities, walking and wagon tours, exhibits and educational presentations. Faculty and staff from Lincoln University increased the visibility of this field day by bringing booths with other types of educational materials. Research was also conducted to determine people's preferences of foods prepared with native edibles. Of the more than 30 species that were established at the FINCA sites, 20 were harvested for recipes. During 20 sessions conducted on campus and in Haywood City, 40 recipes were evaluated to determine people's preferences and their increase in knowledge after participating in these sessions. The average number of people participating per session was 20. OBJECTIVE 2. Plant growth and development data. Of all the native plant species that were established in the four locations, elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) showed better and faster production. This is because this plant is well adapted to different types of soil and moisture. In all locations, elderberry began producing flowers and fruits 2 and 3 years after establishment. For example, at the Busby farm Fruit production increased from 0.5 lb. per plant, on average (in 2015) to 20.1 lb., on average (in 2016). In the Bootheel production on a per-plant basis was similar, with an average of 20 lb. per plant in 2016 for plants that were established in 2012. At the Lincoln University campus, 100% of the plants produced fruits within 3 years, with an average of 15 lb. of berries per plant in 2015. However, no production was obtained in 2016 due to the sewer lane construction in this plot. Plants were replanted but needed more time to recover from disturbance. Regarding elderberry plant growth, plants grew taller at the plot on campus in 2014 and 2015 (177 and 198 cm). At the Busby farm, the average height increased from 74 cm in 2014 to 177 cm in 2016. In the Bootheel, plant height increased from 45 cm in 2014 to 113 cm in 2015. Growth was reduced to 95 cm in 2016 due to an aerial herbicide spray in 2015. Red mulberry (Morus rubra) was only established at the Busby farm. Growth has been steady since 2014. Average stem height increased from 48.5 cm to 2.1 m and diameter increased from 1 cm in 2014 to 5.0 cm in 2016. In addition, we established figs in the high tunnel on campus and the production was approximately 20 lb. per tree. Ten participants are growing figs now. Complete results of the fig study were presented at the Society of Economic Botany and Missouri Academy of Science in 2017.
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7th National Small Farm Conference in Virginia Beach: Exhibit, great venues to meet with other promoting native plants as specialty crops and for conservation
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Dining Wild with Native Edible Plants. This event included garden tours, educational exhibits, guest speaker presentation and full course dinner. Attendance: 130 (2016).
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Mid-America Organic Association. Highlighted Native Plants
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May 2017. FINCA Field day in the Bootheel, MO. Guided tour of the small or FINCA mainly established with native edible plants in Haywood City, Missouri. Food samples were served while the participants tour the farm. More than 20 farmers and producers participated.
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June 2017. Hosted Felipe Franco and Javier Hernandez from the Salvadoran organization GAIA to work on collaborative agreements with various organizations and institutions as part of the FINCA project.
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Facebook page Lincoln University Native Plants Program Information on native edible plants and events organized by the Native plants Program to the FINCA project and other. We reached 501 followers.
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Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2017. Dining Wild monthly column in the Jefferson City News Tribune. Three articles on native edibles (January to June 2017).
- Dining Wild: Missouri pecans are sweet, healthy and more common than you think. January 11th.
- Dining Wild: No shrinking violets here: They are beautiful and edible. February 8th.
- Dining Wild: Sassafras tree: aromatic, edible and beautiful. March 8th
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Navarrete-Tindal, N. Families, Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture: the FINCA model. Spring Seminar Series, Lincoln University (February 2017).
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February through June 2017. Evaluating Native Plants for Human Consumption a series of 4 sessions. During these sessions local communities, Lincoln University staff and others evaluate recipes prepared with native edible plants. Attendance: 80.
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April 2017. Wild Leeks and Native Edibles Workshop. Lincoln University.
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:We serve all people but our target audiences are minorities and underserved audiences especially African American and Latinos. We have conducted special learning events for veterans, people with disabilities, women and people of any ethnicity, culture and age. During this period we increased our assistance to women. Small farmers and people with no land with interest in becoming farmers or grow their own food from pots to backyards are invited to participate in this project. We offer workshops, experiential learning opportunities, organize conferences, field days, hands-on activities, one-on-one instruction, especial events and other extension and outreach activities. Proposals are submitted at a continuing basis to obtain funding to continue with the FINCA project. ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, EVENTS TWO GRANTS SUBMITTED AND AWARDED DURING THIS PERIOD In collaboration as a Co-Pi the University of Vermont, Pi: Dr. Mary Peabody TITLE: Enhancing Educational Programming for Women Farmers and Ranchers. AGENCY: Subcontracting with the University of Vermont/National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. October 2015 to September 2019. To increase our impact to Women. In collaboration as a Co-Pi with the University of MO, MU-Rural Sociology Department. Pi: Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez. Agency: Sustainable Agriculture of Research and Education. Title: On-farm and ranch education of new and beginning Latino producers in Missouri. SARE. October 2015-September 2018. To increase our impact to latino farmers and producers. IN THE NEWS. Article about the FINCA project titled: "A Missouri Finca" by Jack Wax. See article attached. Article featured in the October 2015 issue of Acres USA magazine. EVENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES During this period, more than 40 workshops, guided tours and oral presentations were offered to non-profit organizations and state agencies that include Master Naturalists, Learning in Retirement group at Lincoln University, Lincoln University Continuing Education training, Garden Clubs and the University of Missouri Extension. September 2015. This field day organized by the Native Plants Program since 2008 takes at LU Alan T. Busby Farm. Workshops, walking tours, exhibits and wagon tours were offered on a diversity of topics related to Native Plants, other Nature topics and Agriculture. LUCE personnel, Integrated Pest Management, Wildlife, Aquaculture, Small Ruminants Program, Plant Pathology, Alan T Busby Farm, Urban Forestry and LU Cooperative Research presented information about the programs and offered educational exhibits. October 2015. Women in Health Conference. Oral presentation and exhibit about native edible plants and the finca project. 300 women of different ages attended. Fifteen small farmers identified with interest in growing native plants for profit. November 2015. Event 'Dining Wild" and workshop to make Christmas ornaments using native plant materials was offered in Haywood City, Missouri with 25 attendees. Adults and children. December 2015. Crafts with Native Plants. Two classes. One offered at LU-campus on December 5 and in Haywood City on December 15. Participants included adults, youth, males and females. Ninety percent of materials used for ornaments were from Missouri Native Plants. December 2015. El Salvador visit, as part of the FINCA project, Dr. Navarrete-Tindall visited various locations in El Salvador. December 11 to December 27. Goals: To continue searching and select one organization as a collaborator to develop future projects in El Salvador. What was accomplished during this trip: Visit Hogar La Rioja Vegetable and Pollinators Garden to meet students, parents and collaborators. Community garden was installed with vegetables and native edible plants. The number of students participating increased from 15 to 60 with the involvement of parents and staff. Greens and vegetables including tomatoes and peppers were produced. 2015 was the end of our participation. Staff and parents now have agreed to continue on their own. We will continue provided advice through the end of the project in 2017. Visit fincas and other locations to identify native vegetation with potential as value-added crops. Meetings with three organizations: Met with officials of the Universidad de El Salvador, FIAES. Physical meetings with representatives of: The College of Agriculture of the Universidad de El Salvador. Met with three faculty and developed draft of MOU to be submitted for revisions at LUCE. Hogar la Rioja- non-profit school for special individuals. Harvested vegetables and sold them to raise funds for on-going vegetable and pollinators' garden. Met with members of the board to create an MOU between their organization and LUCE. Amigos del Arbol-NGO-non-for profit environmental organization that works with low income communities and promotes sustainable agriculture. An MOU was created to be submitted for revisions at Lincoln University. The community San Antonio Abad which is formed by 51 low income families interested in learning and adopting sustainable agriculture in their urban gardens. Fondo para las Americas -Funds for the Americas (http://www.fiaes.org.sv/index.php) whose mission is to seek financial sources to sustain, protect, conserve and restore natural resources to contribute to an economic and ecological equilibrium in El Salvador. This is an organization that has the support of the United States government. During this visit the GAIA association, a non-profit organization that works with women and other underserved groups in El Salvador to promote sustainable agriculture WAS SELECTED as a collaborator for the final stages of the FINCA project. See plans for next year. For information about this organization: http://www.gaiaelsalvador.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid= WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES See under 'other products' and 'training and professional opportunities'. Changes/Problems:Salvadoran finca experts invited to visit the United States were unable to come in 2016 due to the political unstability in El Salvador. We expect they will be able to come in 2017. The disturbance to the sites at LU campus was more damaging than anticipated. The trees were dug and held over all winter and many were damaged and lost during the removal. In addition, the disturbance to the site where all plants were originally established destroyed the A and B soil horizons leaving behind soil with no nutrients. The plants that survived are recovering and showing resilience; however, it will take more than one year for the soil to recover and for the plants to become higly productive again. A second year extension was requested due to the unexpected disturbances to two finca sites and was approved in 2016. We expect this will allow us to obtain one more year of data and to complete unfinished goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?January 2016. Western Nursery and Landscape Conference. The Native Plants Program had an exhibit and offere a Spanish presentation about Native Plants for Pollinators and an oral presentation about Native Edible Plants of Missouri. This event is attended by more than 1000 people and we were the only academic institution promoting the use and increasing awareness of the importance of native plants. January 2016. February 2016. Workshop about Growing Wild Leeks as Specialty Crops. Offered to small farmers. LU-campus. This workshop was offered to the Wild Leeks Advisory Board formed by three collaborating farmers, Native Plants Program staff, 2 intern students and 2 student workers. Basic information about wild leeks was presented and 2016 plan of work was discussed. January 2016. Agroforestry Conference. Oral presentation and exhibit. Creating habitat for pollinators with native plants. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. February 2016. Workshop on native plants. Missouri Organic Association Conference. The FINCA project: native edible plants and importance of native plants for pollinators. Workshop and educational exhibit. Springfield, MO. Education exhibit and three-hour workshop with 3 oral presentations: Native Plants for Pollinators, Farmscaping with Native Plants and Wild Leeks as a Specialty Crop. First time this conference offered a whole workshop about native plants. More than 500 people attended workshops and visited exhibit. February 2016. Missouri Natural Resource Conference. Poster and oral presentation: Native Plant Outdoor Laboratories at Lincoln. Native Plant Learning Tools (poster) and the FINCA project: Families, Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture (oral presentation). March 2016. Minorities and Limited Resource Farmers Conference/Bootheel Sikeston, MO. The Native Plants Program staff led organization of this conference with funding from the NRCS and sponsored by the LUCE Horticulture program in collaboration with all LUCE Extension Specialists, LUCE-Sikeston Impact Center, MU-Extension, USDA programs including NRCS, FSA and Rural Development. February through June 2016. Evaluating Native Plants for Human Consumption a series of 10 sessions. During these sessions local communities, LU staff and others evaluate recipes prepared with native edible plants to be prepared and served at Dining Wild on November 5, 2016. Approximately 200 people participate and 75% of them were introduced to native edible plants for the first time. March through May. Continuing Education Classes sponsored by Lincoln University. Native Edible plants. Outdoors and Indoor training followed by Cooking Demonstration with Native Edibles. Power point presentation followed by a tour of native edible demonstration plots and finca plots with native edible fruits. May 2016. Native Plants for Native Pollinators. Indoor training followed by Native Plant Garden Tours on campus. 1 hour power point presentation followed by a demonstration of how to make artificial nests for native bees especially for ground nesting bees. June 2016. High tunnel and FINCA tour. Bootheel region. Visited FINCA farm and one additional small farm. Training about high tunnels and perennial crops including native edible plants and other specialty crops. June 2016. Native Plants for Pollinators. Morning Breakout session at Busby Farm with NPP staff, grant representative from NRCS, Entomology expert from Missouri Dept. of Conservation and session on bumble bee nests and bumble bee life cycle. Afternoon tours to FINCA Research plots at Busby Farm. June 2016. Society of Economic Botany conference. Participate and offer oral presentation for the first time 'Promoting wild leeks as specialty crops'. June 2016. Pollinators Symposium. Participated with an exhibit and oral presentation. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?International outreach in El Salvador by participating in town hall meetings and meetings with educators and native plant specialists. National outreach: Kentucky through the Society of Economic Botany conference and Vermont Womens Project. Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri and other states during this period as follows: The project director and other personnel involved in this project participated in more than 30 workshops, conferences, Symposia and continuing education classes. Eight articles about native edible plants were published in the monthly column of the Jefferson City News Tribune in central Missouri. A factsheet about the finca project is published, see details in products. Native Plants Program webpage is updated regularly. Webpage: https://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants Article about the FINCA project titled: "A Missouri Finca" by Jack Wax. Article featured in the October 2015 issue of Acres USA magazine. In collaboration with Rural Sociologist Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez Ubaldo, a curriculum is being developed in Spanish to reach farmers, producers and other Latinos. This curriculum could be used to offer formal classes for Lincoln University students. Participated in more than 20 festivals, field days and other events organized by collaborators. Flyers posted via email, regular mail, posted at public places, Lincoln University campus, LU-Farmers Markets and other local venues. Word of mouth Collaboration with Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, Missouri Prairie Foundation and the Missourian for Monarchs Collaborative. Organized more than 30 seminars, workshops, volunteer days and other educational activities. Social media outreach: Facebook page: Lincoln University Native Plants Program. Radio, newspaper and TV interviews. Lincoln University list server and more. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Identify funding sources to continue developing the FINCA project in Missouri and El Salvador. Develop and submit 3 or more proposals to federal or non-federal agencies to continue supporting projects. Seeking collaboration with colleagues of various disciplines including Rural Sociology, Aquaculture, Nutrition and Health, Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, Marketing, Organize a visit to El Salvador with one or two Lincoln University students and one or two small farmers actively participating in the FINCA project to support a women's project in a small community in El Salvador. This is part of on-going projects initiated by the non-profit organization GAIA and we expect an Memorandum of Understanding will be signed betweek LU and GAIA. Visit website at: http://www.gaiaelsalvador.org/. During this visit GAIA and Lincoln University will organize a Native Plants Symposium to increase awareness about the importance of native plants in El Salvador and elsewhere. The goal of this visit is to increase understanding of the Hispanic-latino culture and for students and to exchange experiences between American and Salvadoran farmers. Gather information about pollinators and other beneficial species present in the finca plots and complete other goals proposed at the beginning of the project than have not been accomplished.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
More than 1200 people participated in the FINCA project events during this period. An estimate of 30% are farmers, 20% have interest in farming and 10 to 15% are educators or extension agents. Through newspaper articles, social media, radio and TV appearances we reached more than 3000, indirectly. Thirty or more farmers have established native edible plants in their farms. Ten are selling native edible plants as fresh products or as value-added merchandise. Most popular species are wild plum, wild leeks, native mints, pawpaw, elderberry and persimmon. Adoption of native plants for native pollinators has increased among participants. Native edible plants evaluated for consumption. Food tasting sessions to evaluate recipes with native edible plants showed that 95% of the people felt their knowledge increased after attending events. Three local chefs were contracted to develop and prepare more than 40 recipes and recipes were evaluated by volunteers. The best recipes were selected for the Dining Wild event in November 2016 and some were included in extension newspaper articles and social media. A written evaluation form was filled for each recipe by each participant. The form included the following questions: Q1. Would you cook this recipe at home? Yes/No; Q2. Are you interested in growing the native edibles at home? Yes/No; Q3. Do you want to learn more about native edible plants? Yes/No and Q4. Would you buy the native plant(s) used in this recipe if it was available in the market? Yes/No. Their responses showed that most will use native edibles for cooking, will grow them, want to learn more about them andwould buy them, if available in local venues. Similar questions were asked for all recipes tasted. About 50% of recurrent participants attended at least 5 out of 10 food tasting sessions. When participants were asked: Before you came to Lincoln University to help evaluate food samples with native edible plants, have you consumed native edible plants? 10% responded that it was the first time they had. All evaluators were provided the USDA 'Sensory Evaluation Form' http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/hsmrs/Taste_Testing/Sensory_Evaluation.pdf, for each recipe in 2015 and 2016, to rate flavor or taste, texture, aroma, appearance and overall acceptability of the recipes prepared with wild leeks and other edibles. Rating was 1 to 5, with 1 the least agreeable and 5 the most agreeable. As an example, results show that the overall acceptability of three recipes using wild leeksaveraged 4.6 and4.4 for taste and flavor. Complete results will be presented at the Society of Economic Botany and at the Missouri Academy of Science conference in 2017. PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DATA Data collected for woody species include stem height, diameter and number of stems, flower and fruit production and canopy area since 2013. Plants were established in three locations: Bootheel or southeast region, Lincoln University campus and LU's Alan T. Busby Farm -the largest organic certified farm in Missouri-, both in Jefferson City in the Central region in Missouri. Partial results during these three years are presented below. More than 15 woody species and a few perennial herbaceous plants are being evaluated. A few species like persimmon, elderberry, wild plum and chokeberry were established in all locations due to their adaptation to different soils and environments; others were only planted in one location or two, depending on habitat requirements. For example, pawpaw was established in two locations were shade and moisture was adequate and mulberry was only grown in one location. Of all the species established in the three locations, elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is showing better and faster production, it has adapted well to all locations under different soil types and moisture. In all locations, elderberry began producing flowers and fruits 2 and 3 years after establishment. Fruit production increased from 5 lb. for a total of 10 plants in 2015 to 20.1 lb. average per plant at Busby Farm in 2016. In the Bootheel production was similar, 20 lb. per plant in 2016 for plants established in 2012. On campus 100% of the plants produced an average of 15 lb. of berries per plant in 2015, 2 years after establishment, but no production was obtained in 2016 due to the sewer lane construction in this plot. Plants were replanted but need more time to recover from disturbance. Regarding elderberry plant growth, plants grew taller at the plot on campus in 2014 and 2015 (177 and 198 cm.) but decreased greatly due to the disturbance mentioned above. At Alan T. Busby Farm the average height increased from 74 cm. in 2014 to 177 cm. in 2016. In the Bootheel height increased from 45 cm in 2014 to 113 cm. in 2015. Growth was reduced to 95 cm in 2016 due to a an aerial herbicide spray in 2015. Soil here is sandy and drier than in the other two locations. Numbers of stems increased steadily in all locations, before disturbance occurred. At Busby all specimens are very healthy. Average number of stems increased from 3.8 in 2014 to 9.6 in 2016. In the Bootheel, average stem number decreased from 9 in 2015 to 4 in 2016. Data will be collected in 2017 to determine if plants have recuperated after the extreme site disturbance, especially at LU campus. Red mulberry (Morus rubra) was only established at Busby Farm where it is showing encouraging results. Growth has been steady since 2014. Average stem height increased from 48.5 cm to 2.1 m and diameter increased from 1 cm. in 2014 to 5.0 cm. in 2016. Flowering has not been recorded yet. Fruit has only occurred on one plant. Other species like wild plums (Prunus americana and P. angustifolia) and chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) started producing in 2015 but those in the Bootheel and at LU-campus did not produce much in 2016 due to the damage that trees suffered during plot disturbance. In addition to native plants we established figs in the high tunnel on campus finca plot (Chicago hardy variety) and the production was approximately 20 lb. per lb. Other produce include gourds, tomatillos, native seed and cut flowers. Ten participants are growing figs now. Complete results will be presented at the Society of Economic Botany and Missouri Academy of Science in 2017. Previous accomplishments can be seen in previous reports. Three farmers are establishing fincas in their properties in the Bootheel.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2016. Dining Wild monthly column. 8 articles on native edible plants from January to August 2016. Jefferson City News Tribune.
Titles
January: Dining Wild. Native edible plants can create natural markets in Missouri. January 6, 2016
February:Dining Wild. Ramping Up Flavor with Wild Leeks in Missouri. February 3, 2016.
March: Dining Wild. Goldenglow offers fresh spring greens. March 2, 2016.
April: Dining Wild.Give delightful,nutritious nettles a try. April 6
May: Dining Wild. This cup (plant) runneth over with flavor. May 4
June: Dining Wild. Dittany--a burst of native mint flavor.
July: Dining Wild. Wild plums of Missouri- cherished native fruits.
August: Dining Wild. Respect your elders- healthy elderberries that is.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N., P. Weber, S. Bartelette, and I. Jacome Alvarez. 2016. Wild Leeks: A Potential Native Specialty Crop for Agroforestry in Missouri. 2016. Abstract and Poster. Center for Agroforestry Symposium. January 28, 2016. University of Missouri, Columbia.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia and W. Sue Bartelette. 2016. Native Navarrete-Tindall, and S. Bartelette. 2016.Plant Outdoor Laboratories Lincoln University in Missouri. 2016 Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Missouri Department of Conservation. February 3-5, 2016. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Abstract and poster presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2016. Native plants for native pollinators. Center for Agroforestry Symposium. January 28, 2016. University of Missouri, Columbia. Oral presentation to a live audience and online.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2016 Native edible plants and the FINCA project. The Western Nursery and Landscape Association. January 20-22, 2016. Kansas City, Missouri. Oral presentation and exhibit.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2016. The FINCA project in Missouri: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture. 2016 Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Missouri Department of Conservation. February 3-5, 2016. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Abstract and oral presentation.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2016. Native Plants for Monarch Butterflies. Webinar hosted by the Western Nursery and Landscape Association on February 18, 2016.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia, P. Weber, S.Bartelette, and I.Jacome Alvarez. 2016. Protecting and Growing Wild Leeks.Oral presentation and Abstract Missouri Academy of Science 2016. Lincoln University, Jefferson City.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Gonzalez Ubaldo. E. and N.Navarrete-Tindall. 2016. Factors challenging Latino producers to pursue sustainable farming and ranching production methods in Missouri. Abstract and Oral Presentation. 2016 Cambio de Colores Conference. June 2016. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N., P. Weber, S. Bartelette, and I. Jacome Alvarez. Protecting and growing Allium tricoccum (wild leeks) as a specialty crop in Missouri. Abstract and Oral presentation. 2016. Society of Economic Botany Conference. June 4-6. Pine Mountain, Kentucky.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Kejia Pang , J. W. Van Sambeek, Nadia E. Navarrete-Tindall, Chung-Ho Lin, Shibu Jose, Harold E. Garrett. 2016. Forage yield, quality, and plasticity of temperate grasses and legumes grown under moderate and dense shade in Missouri, USA. Submitted and accepted for publication in Agroforestry Systems in Summer 2016.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. and S. Bartelette. 2016. FINCA: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture. Peer review Factsheet. CRF#1178 FINCA Factsheet. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. 2 p. Available online: https://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. and S. Bartelette. 2015. Native Plants Outdoor Laboratory. Factsheet. FS #08-F-2015. Available online https://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Pierce, R, C. Nilon and N.E. Navarrete-Tindall, S. Denkler, and A. Fishel. 2016. Improving Habitats for Wildlife in Your Backyard and Neighborhood. University of Missouri Extension Publication G9500.
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:Target Audience:We serve all people but our target audiences are minorities and underserved audiences especially African American and Latinos. We work with veterans, youth at risk, senior adults, women and people of any ethnicity, culture and age. We do not discriminate anyone. We work in Missouri and in El Salvador. Efforts: we offer workshops, experiential learning opportunities, organize conferences, field days, hands-on activities, one-on-one instruction, especial events and other extension and outreach activities. Project director attends conferences in Missouri and in El Salvador to present results of this project. Proposals are submitted at a continuing basis to obtain funding to continue with the FINCA project. Changes/Problems:An one-year no-cost extension was requested to give us more time to collect one more year of data. Two major setbacks happended in 2015. The FINCA model in the Southeast is located in a small town that is surrounded by cash crop fields. These fields are sprayed with herbicide regularly. A irresponsible duster airplane pilot sprayed herbicide over the whole town that is less than 1 square mile in size. This occurred in early spring when most of the native fruit trees are blooming. As a result of these, most plants were damaged. Elderberry, blackberries, black raspberries and wild plums suffered greatly. If they produced something was because they bloom after that spray incident. This was so massive that even native oak trees foliage was greatly damaged. We hope they will all recover in 2016; however, incidents like this one are sadly too common in the Bootheel. The FINCA model at LU campus, was completely established in 2014 and shrubs and some fruit trees had a good production this year. In mid summer we learned that a sewer line would go through the FINCA! We are working with the City of Jefferson and contractors; however, all the wild plums, elderberries, blackberries, hazelnut, golden currant and black raspberries were all dug out. These are 4 to 5 year-old trees and we expect they will recover but we don't know. We are doing what we can to save them. In addition to that, brown rust is a disease that was very invasive in wild plum trees. Most of the plums produced were damaged and had to be discarded. Special measure, cultural practices, we'll be done in 2016 to improve fruit production. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Ten sessions to determine people preferences of foods prepared with native edibles were offered in March, April and May 2015 in Jefferson City and Southeast Missouri. During this sessions, participants received training on native plant identification, parts to harvest for consumption, cooking demonstrations and sampled the foods. Average people participating per session was 20 for a total of 180. Fifteen adult seniors, Native Plants Program staff, extension specialists, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, 4 LU-students, students from other universities have received one-on-one training via seminars, garden tours and personal communication. Two workshops about Native Plants as Specialty Crops were offered for farmers veterans at Lincoln University or those interested in organic farming . 25 veterans participated. Three of these veterans started growing native plants as a result of these workshops. This workshops were done in collaboration with the MU-Extension AgrAbility project, Missouri Organic Association and LU-Farmers Market. Three Minority and Limited Resources Farmers Regional Conferences were organized in collaboration with the Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program (ISFOP), Integrated Pest Program, Plant Pathology and Horticulture Program from LU-Cooperative Extension,Natural Resources Conservation Service and the AgrAbility program from MU-Extension. 219 farmers, producers and service providers participated. More than 50% of participants were women. The conferences were offered in Southwest, Northeast and Northwest Missouri. A fourth conference will be offered in the Southeast in 2016. Additional training information is available upon request. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Similar to the first two years year of the project: Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri in various workshops and seminars offered by the Native Plant Program. Special events: In Touch with Nature Field Day and Dining Wild. -Four guidesheets and 10 factsheets were completed and reviewed. Some are in English and Spanish. -A poster/brochure about the FINCA project has been used to promote this project. -Native Plants Program webpage -Articles in local newsletters and periodicals. -Displays at various festivals, field days and other events. Special event was at Shaw Nature Reserve open house this year. -Flyers posted via email, regular mail, posted at public places, Lincoln University campuswide, LU-Farmers Markets and other local venues. -Word of mouth -Through online communication with non-profit organizations such as the Native Plant Society, Shaw Nature Reserve, MasterNaturalists, Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, Missouri Prairie Foundation -Seminars, workshops and other educational activities -Facebook page: Lincoln University Native Plants Program and Facebook page: Lincoln University Community Garden maintained by staff where events and information about FINCA ynative plants is posted weekly. Radio interviews. -Three or four posts about native plants are sent to LU campuswide and our listserve. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue gathering data about growth, development and production of native edible plants established in Jefferson City and in the Southwest. Organize a 6 hour Native Plants Workshop at the Missouri Organic Association in 2016 to promote FINCA. Expand Dining Wild to the Bootheel. Publish book about native edible plants featured at the FINCA plots. Submit one or two grants to continue the FINCA project. Establish 2 more FINCAs in Southeast Missouri and 1 in El Salvador. Organize more sessions to evaluate more recipes with native edible plants. Submit results of data for publication in extension publications and develop more factsheets based on results. Salvadoran experts will be invited to visit LU in 2016, 2 LU-students will visit El Salvador and 2 Salvadoran students will receive a stipend to serve as hosts of LU-students.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Encouraging small entrepreneurship, improved nutrition and environmental improvement by promoting Missouri native plants as alternative crops with low start-up and maintenance costs for both personal consumption and income is a large part of the FINCA mission. Six farmers- one is certified organic- are collaborating to evaluate several native edible plants including wild leeks for their feasibility as high-value alternative crops, and about 200 farmers and producers were introduced to the idea of natives as specialty crops. Five more will participate in trials in 2016. Additional funding has been secured to enhance the FINCA model after completion of the present project. First objective: Adapt an implement the FINCA model in Missouri. FINCA models were completed during this period at LU campus in Jefferson City and in Haywood City in the Southeast in MO. Species like elderberry and wild plum were more productive than last year, especially at the LU FINCA. There were major unexpected disturbances in 2015, details in changes and problems item. Major Activities: We offered more than 20 seminars and workshops, participated in 5 field days, offered 10 cooking demonstrations, 5 field tours and the two main events Dining Wild and In Touch with Nature as follows: -Dining Wild. The main goal of this event is to promote native plants for human consumption and conservation. It includes garden tours, a social mixer, educational exhibits, guest speaker presentation and full course dinner. It provides hands-on education about the use of edible natives, food preparation and how to grow these plants as specialty crops in gardens or in farms. The event was at LU campus. An online survey is underway. Participants will rate their satisfaction of the different aspects and the whole event and recipes. Results will be presented at the MO Natural Resources Conference in 2016. 170 attended this event. -In Touch with Nature offered at Alan T. Busby Farm, 230+ acre Certified Organic Farm owned by Lincoln University. This is a 6 hour that has been offered since 2008. After the FINCA project was launched in 2010, native edible plants have been the focus of the event. Other objectives are promoting native plants for conservation and other value-added uses. Hands-on activities, walking and wagon tours, educational presentations and booths are available. An evaluation-survey was conducted to determine participants satisfaction with the whole event and the specific topics covered. Eight-percent of those that filled the evaluation were highly satisfied with the event and 92% plan to return next year. As a family oriented event, insects were more popular, followed by wagon tours and petting zoo; however, 80% of the people enjoyed trying food samples and drinks prepared with native plants. More than 250 people participated. Experiments: Basic research was conducted to determine people preferences of foods prepared with native edibles. More than 30 species were established in the FINCA sites as originally proposed. Twenty were harvested for recipes. During 10 sessions conducted on campus and in Haywood City, 30 recipes were evaluated to determine people's preferences and their change of knowledge after participating in these sessions. Average number of people participating per session was 20. Nutritional value of recipes was determined by using SuperTracker Recipe Analyses available at (www.SuperTracker.usda.gov.) Data: i) Surveys included demographics of people participating, their interest about learning and using native edible plants in daily meals, if they would buy native plants if available in farmers markets, people's preferences for recipes prepared and their thoughts about using native plants. ii) Data collected related to edible plant recipes was: Tasting and grading of a) Flavor or taste, b) Texture and Consistency, c) Aroma or smell, d) Presentation or Appearance, e) Overall acceptability. Surveys were anonymous. Data and statistics are being compiled and will be presented at the MO Natural Resources Conference in 2016. A book with best native edibles evaluated and preferred recipes is under development and will be completed in 2016. Objective 2. Evaluate twenty or more Missouri native plants to be included in FINCAS. Two plots have been established with native edible plants. Eleven at the LU-Certified Organic Alan T. Busby Farm and more than 20 at the LU-George Washington Carver Farm, both in Jefferson City, Missouri. Plants were measured for survival, growth, development and production. Preliminary data was collected on shade tolerant plants like cup plant and goldenglow on their response to regrow after various harvests. Results are being compiled and will presented at the MO Natural Resources Conferences and at the MO Organic Association in 2016. IMPACTS More people want to include native plants in their gardens and farms because their adaptation to a wide range of environments and their resilience to unpredictable weather conditions. One new FINCA was initiated in Lilbourn, another small community in the Southeast region in Missouri. Two more will be established in spring 2016. With funding from a University of Missouri EPSCOR-NSF grant, two Lincoln University students will be working with local communities in the Southeast and the FINCA project. A FINCA delegation formed by 4 Native Plant Program staff, 2 FINCA farmers and 2 volunteers visited El Salvador for a Cross-cultural and educational experience regarding sustainable agriculture in El Salvador. During their visit they engaged in conversation and share experiences with 4 low-income communities that have adopted organic agriculture and whose main agricultural crops are plants indigenous to El Salvador. A community garden with vegetables and native plants has been established in El Salvador in collaboration with the Hogar La Rioja in San Salvador with a group of special children. This is the first time that these children have done any gardening which has increased their physical activity and improved their well-being. In December 2015, the project director will visit to provide training on native plant propagation. By promoting native plants, farmers used existing resources to diversify their farms and increase their income by selling them raw or as value-added products, or reduced expenses by using them for their own consumption. Additional benefits accrued from enhancing habitat for native pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. Chemical inputs, like fertilizers and pesticides, were reduced due to the resilience of native plants to pests and diseases and their adaptation to poor soils. Native plants are also adapted to extreme weather conditions. More than 25 other individuals have also established native edible plants in their gardens and learned about others already found on their properties. One small farmer in Kansas City has already developed a business selling native edibles to local chefs and learned through the FINCA project about three more species she has since been able to market and which have been adopted into restaurant menus. During the period of this report, over 500 people (approximately, 150 of them minorities and underserved populations) consumed food from more than 30 edible native plants. About 300 of them had never eaten native edibles before, 200 had tried them in the past and only 40 had tried some of them in the last two years. Dining Wild is one of a-kind event that promotes native edible plants in a semiformal setting. The number of people increased from 135 in 2014 to170 in 2015. The Sustainable Agriculture Learning Hub is under development at LU-campus with facilities created with the recently completed project 'Gardening as Therapy for Physical and Mental Health' (Commercial Kitchen, Community Garden and Farmers Market), Native Plant Outdoor Laboratory and FINCA to centralize resources and make them more inviting for minorities and other underserved populations.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall,N. 2015. Cross-Cultural and Experiential Learning in El Salvador for Extension Specialists. Lessons learned in the field. Abstract. 15th Cambio de Colores Conference. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO. Retrieved on November 29, 2015 from: http://www.cambiodecolores.org/index2015.html. Power point presentation available in the agenda of the conference in the same website.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2016?. Cross-Cultural and Experiential Learning in El Salvador for Extension Specialists. Lessons learned in the field. Paper. Cambio de Colores Conference. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO. Proceedings to be published in 2016.
- Type:
Books
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2014. Nature in the City. Native plantings for pollinators and other wildlife. Natures Companion. Quartely publication. Only hard copy available. Published by http://kinghorngardens.com/ in Nebraska. Not available on line.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2015. Nature in the City. Native plantings for pollinators and other wildlife. Expanded version and published in the Kansas City Gardener as a 3 articles series. Kansas City, MO. Available on line.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2015. Embellezcamos nuestros jardines y protejamos las mariposas monarca, sembrando algodoncillos (Protecting monarch butterflies by planting milkweed plants). Spanish publication. Extension Guidesheet. Missouri Prairie Foundation Factsheet. Retrieved on November 29, 2015 from http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2015. Wild Leeks as a Specialty Crop. Submitted at the end of April and published in the Fall 2015. Down to Earth. Volume 6 July-September 2015. Retrieved on November 29, 2015 from: http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/isfop-newsletters
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2016?. Eleven shrubs and trees for pollinators and other wildlife. Extension Guidesheet. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Website:http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2016? Native plants for native pollinators and honey bees. Extension Guidesheet. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Website: http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Bartelette, S. and N.Navarrete-Tindall. 2016?. Landscaping with native plants guide. Guidesheet. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Website: http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2016?. Extension Factsheets.
1.Ten native plans for pollinators and butterflies. General information and recipe card.
2.Missouri edible plants. General information brochure
3.American persimmon. General information Factsheet card
4.America persimmon general information and cookies recipe card
5.Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum) general information and recipe card.
6.Native sumac (Rhus copallina and R. glabra) general information and recipe card.
7.Goldenglow (Rudbeckia laciniata) general information and recipe card. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Website: http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/native-plants.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall,N. 2016? The FINCA project in Missouri: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture. Paper presentation. 2016 Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall,N., S. Bartelette and J.Riley. 2016?. Lincoln University Native Plant Outdoor Laboratories in Missouri. Poster presentation. 2016 Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
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Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: African American, Hispanic and other ethnicities, low income communities, youth at risk, senior adults in Missouri, U.S.A and Lincoln University students. University students, small entrepreneurs and small producers and farmers, low-income communities in El Salvador. Changes/Problems: Establishement of FINCA models and experimental plots was delayed one year due to that survival of some of the species was low during the first year of the study. Many of the plants were replaced during the second year. Also, plant growth was limited due to extreme dry conditions during the first year of the study. There were several unpredictable situations such as that we had to change helper in one of the locations. A no-cost extension will be needed to be able to gather more reliable data and accomplish the goals of this study. Two FINCA experts were invited to visit Lincoln University in 2014; however, after accepting to come, both declined the invitation. A second attemp will be done in 2015 to bring two other FINCA specialists. Because that reason internships for students will be also delayed for another year too. Principal Investigator will request a 1 year no-cost extension to be able to accomplish goals of this project. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Training activities The Native Plant Outdoor Laboratory in front of Allen Hall and Foster Hall at Lincoln University campus in Jefferson City includes native plants from several plant communities naturally found in Missouri provides educational opportunities for students, faculty and the public at large . The Native Plants Program has developed a self-guided tour at this Laboratory where visitors can learn to identify grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and small trees. More than 80 species of native plants than bloom in spring, summer or fall can be seen across this lab. More than 20 groups and approximately 300 individuales from groups including Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, school children, university students, Garden Clubs and individuals attended classes and guided tours . One-on-one training was offered to more than 10 volunteers who help us maintain FINCA and other native plantings in Jefferson City and in the Southeast region. The Native Plants Program had a booth at LU-Farmers Market where an average of 200 people/market visited the market, 90% of which were adults. The booth was presented more than 25 Saturdays and 10 Thursdays during the year. The booths gave the opportunity to more than 200 native plant enthusiasts of having a one-on-one educational interaction or consultation. Native plants were available for sale or given away to non-profit projects. FINCA workshops in Jefferson City and in the Bootheel for stakeholders. Topics included Native Plants for Pollinators class and hands-on activity that include making cards, wreaths and swags as Christmas decorations using natural materials mainly from native plants. The event was attended by 8 adults and 14 children from Haywood City and 5 staff from Sikeston, Caruthersville and Haywood City. Results of pre and posttests showed that participants learn to identify and name native plants and appreciate it to be outdoors to do this. A workshop on entrepreneurship was also offered to 29 children where they learned to make value-added products with native plant material. After making their cards, the kids priced them and practiced selling them. This activity gave children ideas on how to make value-added products from native plants which they could then sell to generate income. Cooking and entrepreneurship workshops were offered in Jefferson City. Aproximately 25 senior adults and 60 children participated. During cooking classes, cookies were made sold at the farmers market or during field days, and donated to 125 children attending the Southwest Early Childhood Center in Jefferson City. During the craft class, participants made ornaments for themselves and for the ‘Holiday sale’ that took place on December 15 and December 17 generating some income for themselves or for programming in 2014. Professional development Staff and project director attended presentation by Dr. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch. Event was organized by The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF), in collaboration with Lincoln University Native Plants Program. The presentation was about “Monarch Conservation — Challenges and Opportunities. An educational display about FINCA project was presented. September 2013. Staff attended Grow Native! Conference: Partners for Native Landscaping: a workshop for homeowners. Main speaker: Douglas Tallamy. Opportunity for networking and present the FINCA project in Missouri. March 21-22, 2014. Project Director attended the 2014 Professional Development Academy hosted by the Association of Extension Administrators (AEA) in Atlanta, GA. October 21-24, 2013. Topics included: Role of Extension Agents/Educators and Specialists and Historical Perspective of 1890 Extension. Project Director attend a 3-class workshop series of various topics about Fruticulture offered by University of Missouri Extension in summer 2014. Project Director and staff attended workshop about 'Cover Crops' hosted by University of Missouri Extension in summer 2014. Project Director and staff attended workshop about 'Important Plant Diseases in fruits and vegetables' by Plant Pathology Program. Lincoln University. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Similar to the first year of the project: Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri in various workshops and seminars offered by the Native Plant Program. MO State Fair in Sedalia In Touch with Nature Field Day and as mentioned in previous advance report during the new event Dining Wild. Dining Wild was offered at the University campus and consisted of a 6 hour event that included garden tours, social with appetizers prepared with native plants and followed by dinner featuring also recipes that included native edible plants. We had a guest speaker at the end. One hundred a fifteen people attended and evaluations showed that people were completely satisfied with the event and they were motivated to try native edible plants in their own cooking. -Staff from the Sprouts and Roots Program– also NIFA granted program – has developed and tested more than 20 recipes using native edible plants. -Guidesheets and factsheets have been produced and are under revision. They are being published in Spanish and English. -A poster/brochure about the FINCA project has been used to promote this project. -Native Plants Program webpage -Articles in local newsletters: Native Plant Society and Missouri Prairie Foundation. -Displays at various festivals, field days and other events. -Flyers posted via email, regular mail, posted at public places, Lincoln University campuswide, LU-Farmers Market, churches, parks. -Word of mouth -Through online communication with non-profit organizations such as the Native Plant Society, Shaw Nature Reserve, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, Missouri Prairie Foundation -Working with local leaders -Seminars, workshops and other educational activities -Facebook page: Lincoln University Native Plants Program maintained by staff where events and information about FINCA y native plants is posted weekly. Radio interviews. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue gathering data about growth, development and production of native edible plants established in Jefferson City and in the Bootheel. Organize 'Dining Wild' event again in 2015 with the involvement of more volunteers. Expand Dining Wild to Kansas City and the Bootheel. Publish first part of book about native edible plants featured at the FINCA plots and including at least 2 recipes for each species. These recipes will be prepared and tested by a group of 20 to 25 people. Nutrition information will be included.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Finished establishing FINCA models in the Bootheel-Southwest region and at LU campus with 10 native woody, herbaceous and bramble species. At LU farms, demonstration-experimental plots with 10 woody species were established at the LU-Organic Alan T. Busby Farm and more than 20 forbs or herbaceous species and shrubs species were established at LU-Washington Carver Farm. Additional demonstration plots have been established on campus with more than 20 edible species. The FINCA project was introduced to three other locations in Missouri: St. Louis, Kansas City and Sedalia during workshops and one field day. We have seen an increased interest and knowledge among our participants in workshops, field days and training classes about native edible plants. Pre and post tests are completed during workshops and pre and post survey are also completed to determine the effectiveness of our training . This year we reached approximately 1000 people that had little or no knowledge about native edible plants and other 1000 with fair to medium knowledge. About 80% of participants tried our recipes prepared with native edible plants. During this period, we offered more than 15 classes about native edibles on campus and in other locations, participated in 5 field days and organize 3. The FINCA model was presented in Haywood City during a field day tour to seniors and children. A group of 25 veterans were introduced to FINCA. A grant to work with small farmers was awarded to Dr. Navarrete-Tindall to evaluate native wild leeks as an specialty crop which will be added as part of the FINCA model. Based on pre and post testing and pre and post surveys, there is a better understanding among participants about the importance of pollinators in fruit production and the impact on native plants. At least 50% of our participants have added or have planted native plants for their first time in their yards or lands. Testimonials from Sprouts and Roots project, also under the umbrella of the Native Plants Program include: 'Julie and Diane. They planted native plants for their first time and love sharing their new knowledge with their families and friends. We have heard people saying ‘I used to pull what I thought were weeds. Now I leave them and use them for cooking. Also I notice bumble bees and other pollinators in those plants', ‘ I will plant more native plants next year’. In Haywood City, native edible species started to produce but harvest was not significant to be sold or create value added products. Children in this community, though, consume them during two garden tours. The vegetable garden established here was very productive during this period. Children and adults participating in planting and harvesting. Approximately 20 people and their families from this community and surrounding communities received produce from the garden. The average cost of produce shared was $50 per person. At least four more gardens were established in this community after seeing the FINCA vegetable garden. One of the components of the FINCA project here includes a prairie restoration patch where mowing is only done once a year to allow native vegetation to grow. One member of the community, after observing the wildflowers growing in this patch said that he will allow some of the existing vegetation in his land for hummingbirds, pollinators and butterflies. First objective: FINCA models were established, one-year no cost extension will be requested to NIFA to do additional plant monitoring. The remaining 30% of the plants not established during the first year of the study were established during this period. All the plants established during the two years of the study were maintained and survival, development and survival data was collected. Memorandum of Understanding has been draft with the Universidad of El Salvador and other institutions in El Salvador, the project director attended a series of meetings to continue developing collaborative effort. Student interns will be attending interships in 2015 instead of 2014. Also, representatives from the University of El Salvador and AGAPE, a non-profit institution will be invited to visit Lincoln University in 2015. The second objective has been accomplished in part. Data was continued to be recorded on growth, survival and development of established native plants. Dead trees or shrubs were replanted. This year, herbaceous species were added at Washington Carver Farmer. Data of survival will be recorded in 2015.
Publications
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E., S. Bartelette, and A. Hempen. 2014. Back to Nature: Native Flora for Wildlife and People. The Lincoln
University Native Plants Program. 2013. Twelve Annual Conference Cambio de Colores. Change of Colors conference. University of Missouri.2013. St. Louis, MO.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2014. Nature in the city. Native plantings for Pollinators and other Wildlife. The Nature Companion. Bi-monthly newspaper. Nebraska. Available as a hard copy. Not available online.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2014. Getting into Spring with Native Plants, Sprouts and Roots and the Farmers Market. Article. The View. June 2014. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. P.4.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Sue Bartelette, Nadia Navarrete-Tindall and Emily Young. Creating Value-added Products with Native Plants, 2014. The View. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. February 2014.Volume 1. Issue 3.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E. 2014. Native Plants and Sprouts and Roots Program Volunteer in Mid-Missouri. Article. The View. Volume 1. Issue 3. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. p.1
AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Emily Young completed
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Other
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2014. Dining Wild: Emphasizing Native Plants for Human Consumption. Submitted. Not published yet.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2014. Creating and Protecting Pollinator
Habitat in Farms and Urban Lands. Power Point Presentation at the Honey Bee In-Service Education June 10-11, 2014 Lincoln University Carver Farm. Hosted by Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Jefferson City, MO.
Decline of the Pollinators: Recognizing Behavior and Health Issues to Improve Management for Crop Production
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Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: African American, Hispanic and other ethnicities,low income communities, youth at risk, senior adults inMissouri, U.S.A andLincoln University students. University students low-income communitiesin El Salvador. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Training offered to FINCA staff and volunteers -The FINCA model: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture. Program description. Power point presentation. Offer to promote program. -Integrating native plants with native edible landscaping to attract pollinators. -The seminar 'Native Plants Program and the FINCA Project: Applications in El Salvador' was offered three times in three locations to potential collaborators and volunteers. -Two seminarstitled " Creating Productive and Profitable Landscapes with Native Plants' and 'Protecting Native Bees and other Pollinators' were offered at the Small Farmers Forum at sessions hosted by SARE 'Sustainable Agriculture and Research and Education' program. Both seminars were attended by small farmers and landowners -Training Activities: A series of 6 classes about native plants was offered from February to August. About 50 participants attended 3 to 6 classes. These classes were considered advanced and offered to Master Gardeners and Garden Club members. Part of the class consisted in hands-on activities including the establishment of a new native plant garden and maintaining of existing native plantings.During these classes, participants were instructed about native plant identification, native plant propagation, landscaping with native plants, and design and build a native plant garden. One session included a tour toa Native Prairie and anothersessiona tour to a woodland. -The Native Plant Programconducted two ‘Native Edible Plants’ programs, one in Marshall, MO and one at Lincoln University Campus. JCTV from Lincoln Universityrecorded the Native Edible Class to air on TV at a later date. -Making cards and other crafts with Native Plants. Professional Development -Conference Cambio de Colores in St. Louis in 2013. Topics covered include how to reach out to Hispanics and Latinos in Missouri. Project Director Attended -Growing Power's National-International Urban and Small Conference in 2012. Organic and sustainable agriculture training covered. Three staff attended. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? -Information about the FINCA project has been disseminated throughout Missouri in various workshops and seminars with the Native Plant Program. Mo. State Fair, Bobwhite Quail Field Day, In Touch with Nature Field Day, Agroforestry seminar among others. -Staff from the Sprouts and Roots Program– a NIFA granted program – develops native plant recipes that are tested and evaluated during native plant events. -Guidesheets and factsheets have been produced and are under revision. They are being published in Spanish and English. -A poster/brochure about the FINCA project is under revision in English and Spanish. -Native Plants Program webpage -Articles in local newsletters: Native Plant Society and Missouri Prairie Foundation -Displays at various festivals, field days and other events. -Flyers posted via email, regular mail, posted at public places, Lincoln University campuswide, LU-Farmers Market, churches, parks. -Word of mouth -Through online communication with non-profit organizations such as 'Missouri Prairie Foundation', Native Plant Society, Shaw Nature Reserve, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, Missouri Prairie Foundation -Working with local leaders -Seminars, workshops and other educational activities -Facebook page: Lincoln University Native Plants Program maintained by our AmeriCorps Vista worker. Shehelp organizing events andpromotingthe FINCA project. -Radio interviews What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? -ProfessorDr. K.B. Paul, State Extension Specialist in Agriculture will be the evaluator for the project in early 2014. We will use his recommendations to complete our goals before the end of the project on August 31, 2014.This will be donetomonitor the progress of the project and report places of improved effectiveness and efficiency to the PI -We will continue to establishFINCA plots and research plots in both locations. Dead plants will be replaced in spring 2014. -Data collection will be continued. -The FINCA project will be hosting two specialists from the College of Agriculture from the University of El Salvador in late June 2014. The purpose of their visit is to offer presentations aboutfincasin El Salvador offered in Spanish and translated into English and to complete and sign a memorandum of understa-nding between the University of El Salvador and Lincoln University. -An AmeriCorps volunteer will be hired to continue maintaining the Facebook page for the Native Plants Program, help with programming and promoting the FINCA project at festivals, field days and at the farmers market. -The FINCAPD andtwo other staffwill be visiting El Salvador in August 2014 to present aposter andoral presentations about the FINCA project at a Conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the College of Agriculture at the University of El Salvador. -Continue developing Extension publications. -Create a network of volunteers in both FINCA locations. -'Dining with Native Plants and Local Foods', dinner to promote native edible plants and locally produced vegetables and more. Guest speakers to be determined.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Impact Stament (FY2013) We have seen an increased interest among our participants about native edible plants after the launching of the FINCA project. Here are three testimonials: Hugh Flowers, a Lincoln University alumni and Sprouts and Roots program participant, told us that he had not eaten pokesalad or pokeweed for a few years. He decided to prepare a dish using poke to share it during an educational activity. He was excited to see that even participants that tried it for the very first time, liked it! Mary Glasper, community leader working with African Americans in the Southeast region or the Bootheel in Missouri, told us that 'because of FINCA, she has been outdoors more this year, lost weight and she isenjoying so much to be learning the names of the trees and other plants growing in her own yard and surroundings. She wantsher children (her adopted grandchildren) to learn whatshe's learning. She told us that she took them on a trip to collect dry plant materials for a craft making class offered by the Native Plants Program staff.They collected many materials andthey all enjoyed the outdoors’. A couple in Jefferson City, MO, Tom and Penny Crane, after tasting and enjoying persimmon cookies and persimmon ice cream at a native edible class asked for more information about persimmons. They wanted to know how to grow persimmons. One of our specialists told them to plant the seeds in soil,outdoors and wait after the winter to germinate, then plant the seedlings next spring. They were grateful for the information and are willing to wait until next year. Others talked about the quality of persimmon wood as well as the fruit.On the basis of these testimonials we feel that the FINCA program is opening the eyes of participantsto the world ofnature around them. For the first objective of the program: Sites for the two proposed pilot plots were identified. One at Lincoln University campus in the Central region in Jefferson City and one in the southeast region, in Haywood City, both in Missouri. Designs were developed for both locations and approximately 70% of the plants were established. On campus, the FINCA plot will be about ½ half acre in size. Ten species including elderberry, persimmon, hazelnut, Mexican plum, wild plum, rusty black haw, redroot, golden currant, and black raspberry have been established. Native plants program staff and volunteers established and maintain these plots. In Haywood City, an advisory committee and a part-time field technician and 2 part-time Extension educators were hired. Native Plants Program staff works directly with them. Visits are done once or twice a month or as required. The 1-acre FINCA plot in Haywood City is located in private land adjacent to 1-acre of sand prairie under restoration to provide habitat for wildlife including pollinators, butterflies and birds. Thirteen species including shrubs, brambles and small trees, were established at this FINCA. These species were established by staff and children and adult volunteers during training workshops. Initial data including height, stem diameter, canopy and presence of flowers was measured in both locations. At the end of the growing season survival and branch number was also evaluated. Survival rate for the FINCA on campus was 100% for all species. In Haywood City, most of the species survival was from 80 to 100%. Low survival rates were observed for Hazelnut and blackberry (40%). Soil analyses have been determined for both locations. As part of this first objective theProject Directorvisited El Salvador twice in 2013 to present three seminars and to identify potential collaborators at the Universidad de El Salvador. She visited with officials of the College of Agriculture at the University of El Salvador and Instituto Superior de Economia y Administration de Empresas (ISEADE) who promote sustainable enterprises and met with other interested groups about native plants in El Salvador. Both institutions expressed interest in hosting intern students from Lincoln University in 2014. During these visits, theProject Director was invited to talk about ‘The Native Plants Program and the FINCA project in Missouri and it’s Applications in El Salvador’, for three different groups. She discussed the importance of protecting native plants for food and the FINCA project goal of establishing small farms mostly with edible species for consumption and income. The first seminar was attended by 70 farmers, landowners and hotel and restaurant owners on July 3. The second one was attended by 25 students and faculty at the University of El Salvador and the third one by 35 scientists and extension personnel at the Center of Appropriate Technology. These last two seminars were offered on October 9th. Food samples were offered and evaluated during the seminars. Evaluations were requested online from participants. Sixty percent of evaluations were returned. Results showed that there is a need to increase awareness about the importance of protecting native plants for conservation, value added products and ecotourism in El Salvador. Meetings with the College of Agriculture of the University of El Salvador (UES) faculty and dean resulted in a mutual agreement to develop an memorandum of understandingbetween UES and LUCE. The second objective has been accomplished in part. Ten native woody species including shrubs and small trees were established at Lincoln University Alan T. Busby Farm. Preliminary data on height, number of branches, stem diameter and canopy was measured. Survival was 90 to 100% for nine species including elderberry, nannyberry, mulberry and persimmon. Only sassafras show low survival (30%). Twenty herbaceous perennial forbs will be established at LU Washington Carver Farm in spring 2014. These plants are established in groups of 5 to 10 and growth, development and production will be determined during year 2 or year 3. Dead plants will be replaced in spring 2014.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
N.Navarrete-Tindall, S. Bartelette, and A. Hempen. 2014. Back to Nature: Native Flora for Wildlife and People. The Lincoln University Native Plants Program. 2013. Twelve Annual Conference Cambio de Colores. Change of Colors conference. University of Missouri.2013. St. Louis, MO.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
Bearnes, C. 2013. Lincoln Landscape enhanced by Grant Funding. Native Plants Program Cooperative Extension. Alumni Magazine. Lincoln University. Fall 2013.
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Other
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N.E.2013. FINCA. Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture. Extension Guidesheet. Poster published in Spanish and English. Guidesheet
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2012
Citation:
Navarrete-Tindall, N. 2012. El proyecto FINCA en Missouri y El Salvador. Un nuevo "viejo" concepto. Empresa. Centro de Productividad y Competividad. Vol 4. Spanish-English publication. Retrieved on November 26, 2013 website: http://www.iseade.edu.sv/contenido-es.php?contenido=25&seccion=7
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