Modern Stewardship
A Blog from Studio Hill
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Economy, Ecology, & the Launch of a Regenerative Food CSA
Read More…: Economy, Ecology, & the Launch of a Regenerative Food CSAFarming is slow. It’s not often “relax-in-the-sunshine-with-a-frosty-beverage” slow. It’s more like “your-mortgage” slow. Or, “walk-in-ski-boots” slow. Or “build-the-pyramids” slow. Farming requires tremendous repetitive effort. And, the progress produced by that effort is incremental and, often, imperceptible. But every once in a while, after years (and generations) of planning and work and preparation and building and…
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Our Response to Vermont’s Proposed Required Agricultural Practices
Read More…: Our Response to Vermont’s Proposed Required Agricultural PracticesI applaud Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets—herein referred to as “The Agency”—for trying to move the state’s water quality in the right direction. When our wonderful Senator Campion stood in my barnyard one morning a year or so ago and asked me my thoughts on a hypothetical program, I was all for it.…
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Hope in the Face of Climate Change…and a Quick Look Into The Science of Grass
Read More…: Hope in the Face of Climate Change…and a Quick Look Into The Science of GrassMost people—as I did for over 30 years—overlook the importance of grass. It has been relegated by modern society to suburban lawns, soccer fields, golf courses, and strip mall embankments. Though our modern ways too often prevent grass from doing so, this unassuming little plant plays a vital role in the management of the earth’s…
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How Labels Bring Consumers into the Soil Movement
Read More…: How Labels Bring Consumers into the Soil MovementSoil is so hot right now. Between the “4 per 1000 Initiative” launched by France during the COP21 conference this year…to last Sunday’s New York Times article from Stephanie Strom, “Cover Crops, a Farming Revolution With Deep Roots in the Past,“…to the #CarbonFarmer campaign from Patagonia Provisions, it seems that soil is finally getting the…
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Our Regenerative Agriculture Bill Gets Support from Kiss the Ground and Regeneration International
Read More…: Our Regenerative Agriculture Bill Gets Support from Kiss the Ground and Regeneration InternationalI am thrilled to announce that our humble Vermont Senate Bill 159 has gained the support of two major regenerative agriculture advocacy groups: Kiss the Ground and Regeneration International. We are honored to have their help and support. They released the following joint press release today:
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The Vermont Regenerative Agriculture Certification Program
Read More…: The Vermont Regenerative Agriculture Certification ProgramFINAL UPDATE: Friday, February 26th, 2016 I received word this afternoon that the Vermont Senate Committee on Agriculture has decided to table the bill for this session. I was given no more details than that. Sad news for the day, to be sure. But the future is bright! Throughout this process we’ve learned that support…
