There is no substitute for knowing exactly where your food comes from. There is very little transparency in the big mainstream systems of mass production and distribution of food in this country. If you care about nutritional value, humane treatment of animals, the...
#commonsensefarming Traditionally, cover crops are defined as a non-harvested crop purposely planted in between cash crops. However, just because they are typically not harvested does not mean they are less important. Cover crops play a vital role at our farm by...
#commonsensefarming It is estimated that in the US we are losing 1% of our topsoil every year to erosion, most of which is caused by agricultural activities.[1] In fact, the Natural Resource Conservation Service (an agency of the US Department of Agriculture)...
When we shop in a store looking for organic food we want to know that a USDA organic label certifies that the products we are purchasing and putting in our bodies is truly organic and has met the USDA standards. Apparently the USDA has not been doing as careful a job...
