April 22 is International Mother Earth Day<\/strong><\/a>. See Earth Action Day<\/a>.<\/p>Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?<\/a>\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about.<\/p>Fortunately, the Common Ground<\/strong> film explains what needs to be done and shows that a growing number of farmers are adopting these practices. See the trailer, the \u201cLiving Soil<\/strong>\u201d film, and the Soil Health<\/strong> webinar at the site below.<\/p>https:\/\/commongroundfilm.org\/share\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupport the movement by sharing Common Ground<\/em><\/strong> with your communityTogether we can create the \u201ctipping point\u201d for regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. See Earth Action Day. Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about. 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Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?<\/a>\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about.<\/p>Fortunately, the Common Ground<\/strong> film explains what needs to be done and shows that a growing number of farmers are adopting these practices. See the trailer, the \u201cLiving Soil<\/strong>\u201d film, and the Soil Health<\/strong> webinar at the site below.<\/p>https:\/\/commongroundfilm.org\/share\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupport the movement by sharing Common Ground<\/em><\/strong> with your communityTogether we can create the \u201ctipping point\u201d for regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. 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Fortunately, the Common Ground<\/strong> film explains what needs to be done and shows that a growing number of farmers are adopting these practices. See the trailer, the \u201cLiving Soil<\/strong>\u201d film, and the Soil Health<\/strong> webinar at the site below.<\/p>https:\/\/commongroundfilm.org\/share\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupport the movement by sharing Common Ground<\/em><\/strong> with your communityTogether we can create the \u201ctipping point\u201d for regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. See Earth Action Day. Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about. 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https:\/\/commongroundfilm.org\/share\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupport the movement by sharing Common Ground<\/em><\/strong> with your communityTogether we can create the \u201ctipping point\u201d for regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. See Earth Action Day. Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about. 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Support the movement by sharing Common Ground<\/em><\/strong> with your communityTogether we can create the \u201ctipping point\u201d for regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Highwire<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/67-2021\/testimony\/HHUMSER-1377-20210125-2841-F-HOVERSON_JEFF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Bigtree<\/a>, host of The Highwire which airs online Thursdays from 2-4 ET, talks with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/speaker\/ian-somerhalder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ian Somerhalder<\/a> starting around 134 in the show below to discuss his film <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s8133-episode-420-standing-our-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 420: STANDING OUR GROUND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Freedom Defense<\/strong> President Leslie Manookian joins Del Bigtree to share how she helped pass one of the most powerful health freedom laws in the country. Jefferey Jaxen reports on RFK Jr.\u2019s explosive press conference confronting the autism epidemic, new momentum in Florida to end water fluoridation, and a jaw-dropping new flu shot study.<\/p><p>Then, actor and environmental activist Ian Somerhalder joins Del to talk about his transition from Hollywood to healing the planet through regenerative agriculture in his documentaries <strong><em>Kiss the Ground<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Common Ground<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeNIp4ia2vIIu_lTwNgogCMnRtPrfEtIZ3QvQrW4JHmWX3U8nCZ0wFpOxKsXdJvuWIXvo37pQMl3yCXCTPv-ag93W0cPMI3Hx77uT1Ubq92BwN0tWmNsQjv9BVxhigyR_sKBhudAgLSCLJOyqkU15E?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6s9q3b-ian-somerhalder-exposes-the-farming-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IAN SOMERHALDER EXPOSES THE FARMING CRISIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Washington Carver\u2019s Creation Can Save Humanity Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-George-Washington.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Dr. George Washington Carver created regenerative agriculture which is key to our survival now. Wikipedia says: \u201cRegenerative agriculture has a long history and can be traced to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural extension<\/a>\u00a0work of Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuskegee_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a>\u00a0in the early part of the 20th century, as well as Carver\u2019s scientific contributions regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen cycle<\/a>\u00a0and the biological regeneration of soils in the southern United States where he introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crop rotation<\/a>\u00a0methods in combination with the planting of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nitrogen-fixing legumes<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peanut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peanuts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soybeans<\/a> .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zach Bush<\/a> points out that we are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating\/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20recent%20analysis,whole%20of%20the%20last%20century.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixth Great Extinction<\/a> now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide nutritious foods. He connects not only America\u2019s health, but our financial and political survival to the health of our soil. Our reliance on GMO foods is causing healthcare to bankrupt us. He says converting to organic farming is not sufficient because most organic farmers till the soil \u2014 which is as destructive as GMO pesticides!\u00a0 When farmers switch to regenerative agriculture, their yields rise from $40 to $500-$900 per acre and they see improvements the first year! Dr. Bush partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/soilhealthacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Health Academy<\/a> which educates farmers on how to convert to regenerative agriculture. A million acres in the US have been regenerated. His goal is to convert five million more acres. <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint<\/a> helps support farmers in the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bush says on his site: \u201cMy work is dedicated to the health of humanity and the planet we call home. It is critical that our pursuit of optimal health and longevity begin with an effort toward a collective rise in consciousness such that we would begin to thrive within nature, instead of fighting that nature that is life itself.<\/p><p>My experience as a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care with a focus on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems led me to found the non-profit Farmer\u2019s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. My passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut\/brain health.<\/p><p>My education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and ongoing efforts to create a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carver\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/george-washington-carver?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver<\/a> (1864?\u2013 1943) was an agricultural chemist, agronomist and botanist who developed 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potatoes, and soy-beans that radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States. Carver won several awards for his contributions. He spent most of his career teaching and conducting research at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localrootsnyc.com\/blogs\/news\/the-overlooked-history-of-regenerative-agriculture-and-csas-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Overlooked History of Regenerative Agriculture and CSAs in America <\/a>\u00a0says: \u201cGeorge Washington Carver was born enslaved in Missouri around 1864 and was freed shortly after the Civil War (which ended in 1865.) From boyhood, he had a strong interest in plants, eventually becoming the first black student at Simpson College in Iowa and getting a Master of Science in botany and agriculture in 1896.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver\u2019s study and work was centered around supporting Black southern farmers in the wake of the Civil War\u2026..Carver had to learn and understand the limitations\u2014 socially, politically, and financially\u2014 facing Black farmers at this time\u2026.Carver worked with these Black farmers in an effort to create lucrative, productive farms. He showed them how to replenish the poor-quality soil, stripped of its nutrition as a result of monocropping cotton and tobacco for many years. Carver encouraged crop rotation, told farmers to begin growing and foraging their own vegetables and protein to save on food costs, and showed them how to use compost in the place of expensive commercial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carver encouraged these farmers to understand their land and the seasonal cycles. While many farmers were still growing cotton, Carver introduced peanuts into their crop rotation, providing a nitrogen rich product to grow in their fields in the cotton off-season\u2026.In researching the fats, oils, sugars and gums of the peanut, he also found how profitable growing this nut could be for these farms. Not only would it restore the land, but nuts could serve as food for livestock and farmers, in addition to the profits that could be made through selling peanuts and their oil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QyaiDC2n-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver, An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Washington Carver, An Introduction\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QyaiDC2n-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2002 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-William-Federer\/dp\/096535573X\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington+Carver&qid=1623952566&sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver <\/a>\u00a0reports on \u201cThe amazing story of George W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the south by discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/George-Washington-Carver-Southern-Biography\/dp\/0807160741\/ref=pd_bxgy_1\/146-8467983-0357668?pd_rd_w=MlxCp&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=ZREPC7E49097Q928E4ZZ&pd_rd_r=f5d319de-8880-4f84-a48e-27b0524b575e&pd_rd_wg=uuo47&pd_rd_i=0807160741&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington Carver: A Life<\/a> says: \u201cThe many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master\u2019s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university\u2019s first black faculty member. A keen painter who chose agricultural studies over art, he focused the majority of his research on peanuts and sweet potatoes\u2026.<\/p><p>His scientific breakthroughs with the crops\u2015both of which would replenish the cotton-leached soil of the South\u2015helped spare multitudes of sharecroppers from poverty. Despite Carver\u2019s lifelong difficulties with systemic racial prejudice, when he died in 1943, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation\u2019s most honored and well-known scientists. Scores of children\u2019s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but no biographer has fully examined both his personal life and career until now\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout this tumultuous period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford\u2026.Vella\u2019s extensively researched biography offers a complex and compelling portrait of one of the most brilliant men of the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-That-Conservation-Environmental-Washington\/dp\/0820338702\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2449243OF3MUL&dchild=1&keywords=my+work+is+that+of+conservation&qid=1624132854&sprefix=My+Work+Is+That+of+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/My-Work-Is-That-of-Conservation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn <em>My Work Is That of Conservation<\/em>, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely\u2015and reductively\u2015known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut\u2026.Carver\u2019s environmental vision came into focus when he moved to the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, where his sensibilities and training collided with the denuded agrosystems, deep poverty, and institutional racism of the Black Belt. It was there that Carver realized his most profound agricultural thinking, as his efforts to improve the lot of the area\u2019s poorest farmers forced him to adjust his conception of scientific agriculture..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-george-washington-carver-s-true-legacy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Search of George Washington Carver\u2019s True Legacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the name George Washington Carver conjures up any spark of recognition, it\u2019s probably associated with peanuts. That isn\u2019t an unfair connection\u2014he did earn the nickname \u201cthe peanut man\u201d for his work with the legume\u2014but it\u2019s one that doesn\u2019t give credit to the rest of Carver\u2019s pioneering, fascinating work. \u201cPeople, when they think of Carver, they think of his science\u2014or they think he invented peanuts,\u201d says Curtis Gregory, a park ranger at the George Washington Carver National Monument at Carver\u2019s birthplace in Diamond, Missouri. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to the man.\u201dMark Hersey, a history professor at Mississippi State University and author of an <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/My_Work_Is_That_of_Conservation.html?id=oHNCKv8J9VEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental biography<\/a> of Carver\u2026 In Hersey\u2019s view, the contributions Carver made to the environmental movement, including his ahead-of-the-times ideas about self-sufficiency and sustainability, are far more important than the \u201ccook-stove chemistry\u201d he engaged in. Nonetheless, Carver became ludicrously famous for his peanut work\u2014possibly the most famous black man in America for a while. Upon his death in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked on his passing: \u201cThe world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcot4GiDN6NrwPHOHMGrggoWZNoMQSfLC-wqXz2F2KCfXUdtP4VmREkNxUgmf9OTm9BuMIB_0IDtnoji29PQfRqa0vSJrwyrcFZMoExa3EPCNwi319lu29lsPsJL6n9Hk4wupXRv5gujkKfnqF2tis?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Film: Regenerative Agriculture \u2014 A Paradigm Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zachbushmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Zack Bush<\/a> says about the free film on his site <a href=\"https:\/\/farmersfootprint.us\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmer\u2019s Footprint: A Path To Soil Health and Food Independence<\/a>: \u201cThis film features the trials, learnings and victories of the four generation Breitkreutz family from Stoney Creek Farm transitioning from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Using conventional methods they saw their soils degrade and their input costs rise every year. Transitioning to regenerative practices has helped their row cropping operation and significantly reduced the input cost for their cattle. This film tells the story of how they did it<strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYRf-AyKpySw5I7DEopYBEdcVRi24U3uMqNlwBkPlyAf2rIFbpK4us6cS9BR-izgc_t8BeqxByN7YPxz2Dl8NU2Zp9T4ttO529cIRgnxXUmZ2rKYhyIZCLOP-UPYRGfz0ulppKOfSiuH-YIP3DhVs?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe8gXNfcrUr9U_D2IkzGO44-gJp8O2lysVnwR8ifX2jAGA0-_akp1E0Q-fc2Jnst4cXXeoltiIn9df_6A1CPW--uUh3qOSmE8MyDgsnEADJ2Ibr4XkzucwEHAsFrbLPQXT2sdd0zcl3gvTL-exRg2c?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/give.farmersfootprint.us\/campaign\/676665\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth\u00a0Month; Honoring our Roots, Nurturing a Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXddC6RBk43fQatOb_qzpkyLL1-tsy_LeoS2vvfxoHSAYl6pDTPCv_2q5j82PSluX5r76TwQrQ5KBXYlcljIBqadGvdBpE2Hp61Nbw8l2Kz9Eyifgwe4to5smfXtp1EhABVww1sFFiq6mKD7iX3Y2pw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Farm-To-Table Regenerative Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/beyond-organic-illinois-woman-starts-farm-to-table-regenerative-farm-based-on-christian-faith-5831692?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Beyond Organic\u2019: Illinois Woman Starts Farm-to-Table Regenerative Farm <\/a>\u00a03\/28\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeSEFfMf61bBcAqUnwSGvkpn-IrkmoNqlk2xxIBOQIs1yOo8i_Ogtdr_1pzjUJ4UinHGsmrOqchJuB6yWotQYg4Vh0zqYreXCTc_X08gaLt0RvU85La9JPNhNL56idDUy9-f6EtCnaHKwJcWJ5zC0k?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Jessica Paige has a new vision for the future of food producers in America, whereby increasingly more people might build their own organic farm-to-table enterprise from the ground up and feed themselves and their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, the 26-year-old first-generation Illinois farmer fills up boxes of her own \u201cbeyond organic\u201d produce\u2014heirloom tomatoes, spinach, carrots, onions, the works\u2014and ships them off to her growing network of community support clientele, ensuring her a certain steady income flow. She heads to the farmers\u2019 market in Marengo, northern Illinois, on Saturdays and hears customers exclaim: \u201cBest spinach on the planet!\u201d and \u201cI didn\u2019t know spinach could taste this good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke\u2019s Alehouse & Kitchen, a local farm-to-table gastropub, places multiple orders a week with Paige. So does the local Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock. \u201cSeeing these businesses prioritize local,\u00a0regenerative food gives me hope for the future of small-scale agriculture,\u201d Paige tells The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/adamafarm.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adama Farm<\/a>, a 63-acre plot in Marengo that was formerly an orchard, began to materialize after she acquired the land in 2023. A family loan and money she\u2019d saved up after college helped cover startup costs.<\/p><p>With next to no experience, she dove in boldly, armed with little more than her religious faith, knowledge from a short farming apprenticeship on several small organic farms, and her studies, majoring in environmental science. She\u2019d attended college in New York before moving back home to Illinois to launch her new venture. \u201cThe first few months were an intense whirlwind of activity,\u201d she said. \u201cSince the land had been previously farmed, I ran soil tests and immediately started building fertility with compost and cover crops.\u201d She added that starting out \u201cfelt both exhilarating and terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige built an infrastructure system comprised of raised beds and irrigation, which a neighbor helped her with by lending her his tractor for several months. Soon it was time for planting crops, then to market her produce and build a community network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the site for the rest of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Booker T. Whatley Created CSAs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalblaze.com\/2021\/06\/hidden-roots-of-community-supported-agriculture-csa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Roots of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<\/a> shows that Booker T. Whatley, Dr. Carver\u2019s student, created CSAs which are helping make millions of Americans more food secure now.<\/p><p><strong>Podcast: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/food-slain\/economics-of-farming-origins-of-the-csa-with-booker-t-whatley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Economics of Farming : Origins of the CSA with Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#d2f784 25%,#5ebe95 25% 50%,#fefaee 50% 75%,#fffff3 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e1f8aa 25%,#009784 25% 50%,#1d334b 50% 75%,#fe8c1c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#009784 25%,#000000 25% 50%,#182e46 50% 75%,#243249 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6ac2b6 25%,#99c8c3 25% 50%,#ffffeb 50% 75%,#fef2db 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Economics-of-Farming.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>Money and profitability are real components of running ANY business. And let me tell you first hand, being a small farmer isn\u2019t going to make you a millionaire \u2014 but it can be profitable. There are many small farmers making money on small plots of land, thanks in part to this guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet Booker T. Whatley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Food, Farm & History<\/strong>, we\u2019re talking about a farmer who believed that \u201csmaller was smarter\u201d. He was a black farmer from Alabama who studied with Dr. George Washington Carver, and he wrote a book called\u00a0<strong><em>How to make $100,000 dollars Farming 25 acres With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>\u00a0published in 1987 by the <strong>Regenerative Agricultural Association<\/strong> of <strong>Rodale Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker T. Whatley\u2019s ideas about how to be a profitable farming operation by focusing on what customers want, cutting out the middlemen\/middlewomen, marketing directly to customers, and reducing labor costs by letting customers do the work for you, have been proven time and time again. Pure genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about building community, reducing food insecurity, creating a thriving local economy and eating clean, healthy food \u2013 you\u2019ll enjoy learning about this guy! I thank you for listening and sharing this episode with someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/csa-sales-struggling-before-coronavirus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s why\u00a0CSAs\u00a0are thriving during the pandemic<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/10\/852512047\/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Booker-Whatleys-Handbook-Farming-Acres\/dp\/0913107077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booker T. Whatley\u2019s Handbook on How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres: With Special Plans for Prospering on 10 to 200 Acres\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join A CSA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, I joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op<\/a> which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-pickup-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivery and pick-up<\/a> for several states on the East Coast. The CSA delivers Fruit and Vegetable Shares to my co-op once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining a CSA gives you access to fresh organic foods. It also supports local farmers who are growing organically. So, joining a CSA supports your health, the health of the community, and the land. A CSA also provides a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most grocery stores. That also enhances your health and enjoyment. I learned to love many items new to me! I shared extras with neighbors to introduce them to the CSA. Lancaster emails lots of amazing recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasterfarmfresh.com\/csa-summer-shares\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1Fc2IipsHiNfUatDbTyaRH7NX9ubgrCvP3O8UT4pSjD8LPtAgAQW-0aAsrqEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancaster Shares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdULfG4dpb06ge1o77HmoCwx3KbiEOuFRKIQf5Eka_aIP7yRC_FYf4FlWeEj34QOyMwAryQJMoXIeTF5vvgUalZylSaZCcGe0JZkVPMwx4A5MmMuQ83_vVqR-IHd9p19AnSOb2P8w6Dhe7qhNPXeA?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are CSA Subscriptions Earning Farmers a Living\u00a0Wage?<\/a> 4\/3\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe0VgqLa41suP3OlTv43Qbhm1UHtA9KXfRANVOpFw32oy0mbAVxk93UB2dltzbQcyhoA45BsBdFjlYTHMv_VhaRtRTErIfCiJJ2Ww6qzLe3OexuiPOkS2Dtw4C-6oFLJWFbChFe4Bw-8bRRDGlMSw?key=i579YGnGQLbmkwK3mBKsr22n\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/dont-let-trump-destroy-our-national-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don\u2019t Let Trump Destroy Our National Forests!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/stop-trumps-destruction-of-our-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Trump\u2019s Destruction of Our National Parks!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. See Earth Action Day. Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction?\u00a0 shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are\u00a0 unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about. Fortunately, the Common Ground film explains what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":197998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12022],"tags":[4759,11514,989,2474],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-197997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activist","tag-april","tag-common","tag-film","tag-ground"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Film: \u201cCommon Ground\u201d - April 22 - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=197997\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Film: \u201cCommon Ground\u201d - April 22 - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. 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