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Farmer John: Sustainable farming practices help prevent erosion

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 The Independent News

“A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself” — Franklin D. Roosevelt “Civilization itself rests upon the soil” — Thomas Jefferson. BY J.D. WILSON

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Farmer John: With biochar, looking at past practices for better soil today

December 24, 2017December 24, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Imagine being in the paradise state, inside a condo on a beautiful day. I was there, in Hawaii, back when

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Farmer John: Here’s the dirt about soil, a key to sustainable agriculture

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Please don’t call the soil “dirt.” Dirt is what you sweep off the kitchen floor. Soil is a glorious life-filled

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Farmer John: Farmers and consumers reap benefits from local food systems

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 The Independent News

“‘Ere long, the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil. No

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