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Hey, they all weren't or aren't dirty hippies.

Seed companies like to mark their fields with their brand to show how good it is. I am guessing that is why the sign was there. He probably raised it for his cows. It does soil good even if not a fallow crop. Expensive seed and a heavy feeder of K.

They don't mention how expensive the seed is.

Fred Silverman canceled Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and the Beverly Hillbillies when they were all still wildly popular. He wanted to get rid of the "rural image' CBS had developed.

There used to be a lot of people thought we were "dumb farmers." Seems people appreciate farmers more these days.

Working with nature is so much a better plan. I hope it works great and catches on. The chemical industry is like the drug industry, it can work but lots of nasty things can go with it.

What was that stupid commercial about it's not nice to fool Mother Nature?

The bee keep I talked to used a filter to get extraneous material removed. Not fine enough to get the pollen out. Cooking is also supposed to destroy anti-oxidants and enzymes. Plus some flavor is lost. Kind of the difference between apple cider and apple juice. No comparison there. I...

My buddy down near Middletown Ny(home of Orange County Choppers) has an organic grass fed beef operation. He gets $5.55 hanging weight and $7.00 for ground beef. I brought it up here at the House and there was a little bit of thought that he was gouging. Easy to think when you don't know the...

And it is like a friend of mine tells me Jim, there is not a court in the land who would believe you if you tried to say those are not my kids.

I have read when you raise wheat you lose more topsoil than the yield of the wheat you take off. Don't know how true that is. I also read it is really bad to have cattle in your woodlands. You say it can be beneficial, Jim?

I am a part time farmer that grew up on a farm. Market gardened, dairy, now hay and occasionally market garden. If you grow organically you are going to get some losses or lower production probably. Crop failure maybe sometimes. I agree they do charge more than they should in the store...

That is the definition I would give for sustainable ag. Keep our topsoil and prevent our water from being polluted with runoff from chemicals, manure, fertilizer. Plus lowered inputs.

Good post, Kevin. More people farming is my thought as well.

You wouldn't go to the beer store and expect to buy a craft beer/ microbrewery produced and expect to pay the same or cheaper price, would you? My friends beef probably takes longer to produce without grain. They take it to a small butcher shop where I am sure they are paying more. They dry...

Small volume, niche market. People from New York City have lots of money and don't mind spending it, I guess. When he sold cheese back in the 80's it was double the store price. Some people think it is worth it to know where their food comes from and how it was raised.

This farm is run by a good friend of mine. He used to make cheese and take it to the Green Markets in NYC. The best cheese I have ever had. I have not tried any of his beef yet. Hopefully will soon. He is really into sustainable farming and has been for decades. It seems to be working for...

The bad effects run the gamut from Parkinson's to cancer. One never knows if that is true as well. The worst deception Monsanto spread was it biodegraded in a short time. Not true. I talked to a state water tester some years ago when MTBE from gasoline was contaminating our surface water. I...

I understand the importance of saving topsoil but I think we will learn in the future the planet can only deal with so much poisons in the form of pesticides and herbicides as well. Round Up was touted as environmentally friendly when it was new. It seems there is no such thing. Not only in...