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What About Weed Control?
Ever heard of using blue jeans to control weeds? That’s how desperate I’ve become. Continue reading
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Tagged blue jean weed control, gardening, invasive, soil, weed control methods, weeds
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Hay Now
The living skin of our Earth is thin, wildly complex and more interconnected than we might imagine. That’s why, when I look out over the woodlands on our land, the pastures our cattle graze on, the hayfields—I am reassured. The continuous ground cover of pasture or forest protects the soil. Perennial hay fields, pastures and woodlands allow organic matter to build naturally. Continue reading
Posted in connections, farming, grassfed, hay, soil
Tagged connections, farming, grassfed, hay, soil
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Wealth in Connections
We depend on the land to feed us. We cannot allow agribusiness to degrade our nation’s true wealth. Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, connections, real wealth, soil, sustainability
Tagged agribusiness, connections, real wealth, soil, sustainability
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