Farmers Go Wild: A new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops

[marmar]

from YES! Magazine:



Farmers Go Wild
Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.

by Abby Quillen
posted Feb 06, 2012


“Frogs are an indicator species,” Jack Gray explains, leaning over a small, muddy pond to look for tadpoles.

Here on the 170-acre Winter Green Farm, 20 miles west of Eugene, Ore., Gray has raised cattle and grown vegetables and berries for 30 years.

It’s a sunny April day, but water pools in the pastures, evidence of the rains this part of Oregon is known for.

Gray is in his mid-50s and agile from decades of working outside. He built this pond to provide habitat for native amphibians, because bass in another pond were eating the red-legged frogs and Western pond turtles. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/farmers-go-wild

[russspeakeasy]

1. When Dow and Monsanto bring out their checkbooks, run for cover.

[Newest Reality]

2. They should

procure and utilize some MonsantoReady spray as well as applying liberal amounts of DowOff.

Both are organic.

[drokhole]

3. Stewards of the land..

...as we all should be, in whatever way we can. Joel Salatin has been a great advocate in this area:

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[Zalatix]

5. Only 3 recs so far?

A million recs for these farmers. This is an America I can be proud of!

[Ron Green]

6. K&R

[Ron Green]

7. Kick again for a new day, in more ways than one.

This is so much more important than most of the petty political threads that get lots of action and chatter. Thanks again for posting, marmar.