Co-Founder of Practical Farmers of Iowa Shares His Story
Episode -054- An Interview With Dick Thompson, Founder, Practical Farmers of Iowa [ 42:19 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (30)Woman In Agriculture – Beginning Woman Farmers Program
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Episode -041- Jim Elizondo Talking About His Sustainable/Regenerative Ranching Courses This Summer [ 29:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (282)We’ve all heard the saying that goes something like this; “Did you eat today? Thank a farmer.” While the statement is valid there are some things wrong with it, which bring up an entirely new issue that I won’t go into today. However, we do need to realize that people need to eat 3 times …
The other day I had an interesting conversation with a woman at the farmers market. We sold her some Organic, 100% Grass-fed and finished beef. We drove 2 1/2 hours to get there. We got up at 5:30am. It took 2 years for this beef to be produced into it’s a 1lb package of ground beef. …
Join me today for a book review of “The Unsettling of America” by Wendell Berry. This book has many profound philosophical observations and arguments. The book is worth reading even if you have no interest in agriculture, and if you do, well, it’s spectacular! You can buy it HERE If you like this post, please …
Acres USA is a monthly publication dedicated to “eco-agriculture.” This publication actually contains a lot of useful and interesting information for those of us interested in Sustainable Agriculture. While I don’t agree with any publication or book 100%, this publication is excellent to have around. To sign up for the publication go to: Acres USA …
Today I review the book “No Risk Ranching” by Greg Judy. If you are thinking about raising cattle, or already have cattle and are looking for some new insights into different production models and getting out of debt, this book is for you. Greg also covers how to lease unused land in your area to …
Greg and Jan took Jake and I to a really great presentation last week. The presenters were Ray Archuleta who works for NRCS and Gabe Brown a farmer/rancher from North Dakota. Gabe Brown is doing some very impressive things on his ranch in North Dakota. He is using a polyculture of cover crops planted among …
Holy Cow! This book will provide you as a farmer, and “consumer” alike with the knowledge and courage of what it takes to source natural, healthy food directly from farmers. This is a worthwhile read. You can buy the book here.