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Thanks, I think classically trained folks in the soil sciences in our generation (I'm 65) were taught (in my opinion) to privilege physical and chemical properties of soils above the biological end ecological properties. In the southeast we were told by very well-regarded soil scientists and agronomists that we could not build soil organic matter in the southeastern coastal plains because the climate is too warm and the soils too sandy. 13 years down the road, we now have plenty of empirical evidence in the southeast (this project included) that refute that claim. I encourage you to look at what Alejandro Carrillo has done in Chihuahua, Mexico - this is a context that may better match your operation.

It used to be called mixed farming.

Depends on volume doesn't it mate. And rotational grazing - prairies hundreds of years ago 'had' native grasses. You also 'had' millions of bison.

Yes, Gerhard you are right, none of this is new. However asking a row crop farmer to make that radical of a change would fall on deaf ears. We are now only beginning to see that the average farmer accepts that cover crops could be a benefit. I'd love that all of our systems resemble Joel Salatin's stacked enterprises but market/regulatory signals in this country still have an undue influence on crop choice - it's no coincidence that the majority of the crops in the US are still corn and soybean. Dankie dat jy kommentaar gelwer het, soos jy sien, Jason en ek was deau die Riemlands boerewerksgroup naby Rietz geïnspireer, ons sal altyd dankbaar wees vir daardie ondervinding.

Only rich people would eat if we all farmed like Joel Salatin

@@aaronswanson6719 I was in a conference listening to Dale Strickler and he talked about the cost of grass fed beef and the comparison to a packet of chips. I did this and found that an 8 oz packet of chips cost $7.98/lb and a 2.62 oz packet costs $15.88 per pound. I believe the last pasture raised steer my family bought (it's in my freezer) was around $8 per pound. As a shopper with modest means, I do my best to avoid foods with Nutrition Facts on them (Mark Hyman calls these Nutrition Warnings). Big subject, too big for comments, I'd recommend you read "Nourishment" by Fred Provenza (very relatable if you ha livestock), or any books on foods by Dr mark Hyman or Michael Pollan.

@@aaronswanson6719 , I don't thinks its and all-or-nothing approach my family is of modest means and we buy grass fed and finished beef locally, we tend to cook our meals from fresh fruit and veg and try to avoid processed foods (basically anything with a label). Di an exercise the other day where I compared a packet of chips to our grassfed beef - turns out the chips were the same cost per oz as my beef, for smaller packages, they were double the cost. We have to start somewhere.

Not if there were more of us​@aaronswanson6719

Can you please put the link to the 2nd and 3rd part of this video chain? I only could find the 4th one.

Thanks so much! We post most of our videos and content directly to Facebook if you're interested in keeping up with us there: facebook.com/soilhealthlabs

Hey Terry! Thanks for watching and commenting. This all sounds very exciting! Where are you guys farming?

Sorry I just saw this. My email does not like me, lol. I do not always get notifications like I should. We are on the East side of Spartanburg. We are still in the clearing stages on our property. We will soon be building two homes, one for my son and his wife then one for my wife and I. I have wanted a small farm/homestead since I was a small child. Finally making that dream come true. My only regret is I did not start sooner. When we finally get our property set up the way we want we have a friend who's family has over 100 acres that we may be working out a deal to farm as it is not being used. Looks promising. If not that there are plenty of old timers who have land setting and I am confident we can work out a deal to get some land to farm in addition to our own. Its going to be a long process getting going but well worth the efforts. Thanks for responding! Terry

Major congrats to seeing your dream through and starting up this farm! I wouldn't worry about starting it later than you' would have liked, few people ever start on their dreams at all. So congratulations and nothing but the best!

Thanks! Best to you as well! Terry