Farm and Ranch Profiles
There are thousands of ways to farm more
sustainably. Here are some examples. Click
on each name to read a full profile:
Max
Carter, Georgia
- Cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, winter
wheat, and rye on 400 acres
- Conservation tillage, cover crops, innovative
rotations
Carmen
Fernholz, Minnesota
- Diversified crops on 350 acres of a 410-acre
farm
- Barley, oats, wheat, flax, corn, soybeans,
and alfalfa grown organically
- Feeder-to-finish hog operation, 800 to
1,200 butchers sold annually
Travis
and Amy Forgues, Vermont
- 80 milking cows on 220-acre pasture-based,
organic dairy farm
Greg
Gunthorp, Indiana
- 1,000-1,200 pastured hogs
- Up to 8,000 range chickens and ducks
annually
- 25 acres of feed corn on 130 acres
Bob
Muth, New Jersey
- 11 acres in mixed vegetables and cut
flowers
- Three-quarters of an acre in strawberries
sold from a roadside stand
- 40 acres of hay
Bob
Quinn, Montana
- Organically grown wheat—khorasan,
durum, hard red winter, and soft white—on
4,000 acres
- Buckwheat, barley, flax, lentils, alfalfa,
and peas
- Processing and direct marketing of organic
grain
Richard
and Peggy Sechrist, Texas
- 50-head beef cattle herd
- 750-1,000 pastured chickens per month
- Certified organic beef and poultry sold
to "natural foods" outlets
Rosa
Shareef, Mississippi
- Pastured poultry, goats, and sheep on
10 acres
- Member of an 84-acre religious community
dedicated to agriculture and rural life
Ed
Sills, California
- Rice, popcorn, wheat, dry beans, corn,
cover crop seed on 3,000 acres
- 100 acres of almonds
- All crops grown organically
Larry
Thompson, Oregon
- 43 fruit and vegetable crops on 140 acres
- Direct marketing through farmstand, farmers
markets, pick-your-own
- Educational seasonal events for schoolchildren,
families
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