Opinion
Every decade or so, the rest of the world realizes how cool it is to be a farmer — to be someone with “natural capital,” that is, a steward of natural resources such as healthy soil, clean water, and good air. In my lifetime, it’s happened a few times in North America, driven initially by music. For example, in 1969, New York state dairy farmer Max Yasgur welcomed hundreds of thousands of music fans to his gently rolling, sprawling 600-acre farm near Woodstock. Stepping up to the microphone to introduce himself, he tentatively started his sentence with the words “I’m…
Register to continue reading
Join the RealAg Community
Create a FREE account to access exclusive content, get access to invite-only webinars and, while supplies last, we’ll send you a RealAg hat!
- Focus your experience on RealAgriculture.com by managing your shortcuts and commodities
- Favourite articles to save for later reading
- Manage your newsletter subscriptions
- Comment on articles (restricted to members only)
- Did we mention the free RealAg hat?!
Categories: Eastern Canada / Features / Food / Industry Issues / Opinion / Real Talk Real Action / United States / Western Canada
Please register to read and comment.