FEATURES
The Optimization of Diversification
The days of supporting a family on 40 acres and three cows are gone, but stability and profitability can return by developing diversified market streams
BY CLAIRE SMITH
Measuring Regeneration
Verifying that a product has been grown regeneratively means assessing management practices, land effects and the quality and nutrient density of the product itself
BY DOUG PETERSON
Design a System, Manage a Living Organism
How we built a $300,000/year regenerative farm in under three years — without owning land
BY NOAH POULOS
The Same Hoosier Soil
An interview with John Hartsough of Creekside Farms on soil conservation, adapting with the times and the independence found in farming
Toxic Forages?
A grazier’s education in three species
BY SHAWN AND BETH DOUGHERTY
Ecology, Supply Chains and Economics
By weaving together ecology and economics, and by building internally self-regulating economies, we can create supply chains that support life rather than degrade it
BY MARK SHEPARD
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
The Nature of (Hu)man-Made Disasters
When will Americans have the will to alter the course of the slow-moving, human-made natural disaster our food system has become?
BY CHARLES BENBROOK
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
In Tall Cotton
Most farmers bear the financial and environmental risks while brands and consumers remain disconnected from the land — regenerative supply chains seek to change that
By Kish Johnson
INTERVIEW
LinkedIn Meets Airbnb for Regenerative Food Systems
Snacktivist founder Joni Kindwall-Moore explains why regenerative agriculture is ready for innovative technology to better connect growers with processers and new markets
REVIEWS
ECO-MEETINGS
ECO-GRAPHIC
