Regenerative agriculture practices at Mt. Folly Farm focus on restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and sequestering carbon to combat climate change. By using techniques like cover cropping, crop rotation, and organic farming, Mt. Folly Farm works to rebuild the soil’s organic matter and improve water retention, all while reducing the need for chemical inputs. These practices are central to the farm’s commitment to sustainable farming and long-term environmental stewardship.
Part 1: The Roots of Real Organic and why we must return to them Over the last several months I’ve been blessed to attend a fantastic trio of ecological farmer conferences– Acres, USA; The Organic Association of Kentucky; and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association; and more recently also The Real Organic Project’s symposium…
Is red meat good for the immune system? There’s a question that definitely was not “trending” five years ago, though a community of people have been saying this for decades. So why would beef be good for immunity? One reason is that it has Vitamin D. In lab-speak, “Red meat and meat products can contribute…
Last summer, we applied for funding under the USDA and Natural Resource Conservation Service’s ‘Climate Smart Commodities’ grant program. We proposed “Building whole-farm designs and market infrastructure to provide premiums for Climate Smart Farming among mid-sized agricultural enterprises in the Ohio River valley” (a mouthful I know). In December, USDA gave us a great Christmas…