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My family has been on this land approaching 150 years. I have always wondered what it must have been like for my great grandfather coming to a place he had never seen before to start a new life in Iowa with so many unknown challenges. Yet he did it.
Over the years many things changed. We quite farming with horses when my Dad was young. Grandpa told me horses were more reliable than those early tractors. Several of our barns were built in the 1950's and are still providing shelter for the goats during the winter months when its -30. I am still using our 1960's farm equipment. Not only is it paid for but provides so many memories of growing up and time spent with family learning a lifetime of knowledge.
What my dad instilled in me from a young age was the ability to think outside the box.. and in fact was his only request when I went to college. Sometimes I probably carried that a bit too far! My life took a rather crooked road and after years of traveling and learning I am back living where I started. Putting together the pieces of a miraculous journey with a whole bunch of history smiling over my shoulder.
My family from the beginning has always believed if you treat the land and animals right, they will in turn treat you right. This seemingly simple statement has more depth and calling then one might ever imagine. The love and dedication behind that statement is what an honest to God steward of the land does for his lifetime.
I can stand here before you and tell what we do to better the land.. how we about lost our farm in the 80's because we were never compensated for spending the extra to do things the right way.. yet that fire still burned in us. Dad and I built many hopes and dreams around our vision of eco-agriculture which runs so much deeper than just farming organically by USDA definition.
The best advice I have for folks wanting to learn about a producer and why he does what he does is ask him. Get in touch with your food source. The relationship and understanding you develop will be far more informative and reassuring than any certification can provide.
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