As a mother, in order to provide healthier food to our families, I believe we need to meet farmers where they’re at
As a mother, my deepest instinct is to nourish my children with the healthiest food possible. That’s why we live the way we do — on land, with our own dairy herd, our own beef, and our own vegetable garden. I want nothing to do with the chemicals that dominate our current food system. I don’t want them in our bodies or our water, and I understand why so many decision-makers and advocates are calling for regenerative organic to become the standard. In many ways, my heart agrees.
But my practical side, as a farmer and entrepreneur, sees something more complex.
The organic movement — despite decades of effort — has grown relatively slowly. Today, certified organic farmland still accounts for just 0.7 percent of all U.S. agricultural land. Compare that with the reach of regenerative leaders like Allen Williams and Gabe Brown, whose work has directly influenced practices on more than 50 million acres. That’s 10 to 15 times more land than what’s currently certified organic. Farmers are voting with their actions. They are willing to make incremental transitions when they’re supported, understood, and not forced to take on all the risk alone.
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