Farming
What dairy cow breeds do Organic Valley farmers raise?
From Holstein to Jersey, Ayrshire to Brown Swiss! Read on to learn all about the breeds of cows our farmers raise and why we love them!
Farming
From Cows to Sprouts: Why this Organic Family Farm Went Veg
Brussels sprouts, permaculture and trees for the cows are all part of the Langmeier family’s ongoing innovation on their Wisconsin organic farm.
Farming
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin: The Next Frontier in Regenerative Agriculture & the Power of Stories
How poultry, regenerative agriculture and the power of stories shaped Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin’s relationship with agriculture and kept him from becoming another child hunger statistic.
Farming
Dr. John Ikerd: An Economist’s Take on Efficiency in Agriculture
Dr. John Ikerd says we’ve sacrificed too many crucial pieces of our farming system for the sake of a very narrow definition of efficiency. Intrigued? Listen in on this episode of Rootstock Radio.
Farming
Farm Labor Rights and “Ecofeminism” with Rosalinda Guillen
Rosalinda Guillen is a widely recognized rural justice leader and a champion of farmworker rights. Born in Texas, Rosalinda spent her first decade in Coahuila, Mexico before emigrating with her family to LaConner, Washington in 1960. At the age of..
Farming
How One Organic Farmer Fought For Her Rights—And Won
Atina Diffley is an organic farmer, a public speaker and author of the 2013 Minnesota Book Award Winner Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works. Her advocacy has addressed the pressures of suburban development, and she successfully led a legal..