Organic Farming and the USDA’s organic certification program, despite its flaws, remains the gold standard for chemical-free food production. Since 2014, Mt. Folly Farm has proudly maintained this certification. Part of the process involves an annual inspection and testing of organic crops, like the farm’s corn. The latest test results, received in December, showed non-detectable…
The USDA’s organic farming program has its problems, but for now it is the gold standard for food grown without chemicals. Mt. Folly Farm’s crops have been certified since 2014, and part of the certification process is an annual inspection, during which the inspector pulls a sample of organic production, in this case the farm’s…
It’s here and we are on it… World Soil Day is here. This commemoration stumped Bernie Sanders at a Town Hall before the Iowa primary, but now he knows that regenerative farmers feed the soil, and the soil feeds us. You may have heard about the human microbiome, a better understanding of which has…
Buffalo clover, unlike other legumes, doesn’t need bacteria to fix nitrogen, as it historically thrived with buffalo herds that provided this benefit naturally. Today, we replicate this process at Mt. Folly Farm by rotating cattle, promoting soil health, and helping revive the endangered plant.