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Regeneration Distillery

Dear Friends,  I don’t drink, so why did I found a whiskey company, Regeneration Distillery? Besides being a little nuts, which I can’t help, there are two reasons, really.   Let’s start with the first one, which is from the farm point of view:  To improve soil health, which means optimizing the soil and microbiome…

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Iran War

Friends,  The war with Iran arrived in Winchester, Kentucky, this morning.  First, a little background: Industrial agriculture has two lifelines, synthetic fertilizer and diesel fuel. At Mt. Folly, we have spent years building our soil fertility naturally, with cover crops, green manures, cattle and compost. But our tractors run on diesel, and until I can…

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