farmer-to-farmer

A Sense of Where You Are

11 Examples of Viewing Farms in Context

On a sunny day in June, hundreds of ewes make their way through a narrow grazing paddock, flowing along the contours of a Driftless Area hill in southeastern Minnesota like a woolly river. Later in the growing season, a west-central Minnesota farmer shows off a flat-as-a-pancake field that had formerly grown hybrid poplars — it’s…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are: In the Blood

Part 2 in a Series

Note: This is the 2nd installment in the 11-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  History is a critical piece of context. All too often, farming practices are carried out without taking into consideration past practices and their subsequent impact. Regenerative farmers often say they are “listening to the land” when making management decisions. Chemicals,…  Read More