PureCountry
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You folks in Idaho and Washington sure enjoy some pretty country.
Where we came from:
To the West:
The road ahead to the South:
One of the most interesting people I've ever met. Karl Andersen from Texas. Retired Entimologist and Plant Pathologist at Texas A&M for 15 years.
My good friend Peter Lundgard on the right, and Jim Peterson from Burbank, Washington on the left. Jim raises apples and cherries in an organic system.
On the right is Bob Boehle from Bloomington, Ill. Bob's a Soil Consultant through Brookside Labs in Ohio. 2nd from right is my other travelling partner, Richard Griebel from Alberta. 2nd from left is Robbie Byrne who flew from Ireland to attend the conference - amazing guy. Then on the far left is Dr. Arden Andersen, guest speaker at the conference. Soil scientist, doctor, flight surgeon in the USAF. The man is a walking encyclopedia on linking soil health to human health.
Jeff Littrell from Minnesota on the right - hay farmer, and you may or may not recognize the hairball on the left - ME.
Brenda Williams from somewhere in Western Washington, raises cranberries that go into Ocean Spray juice.
Hope nobody minds all the pics. If you're wondering what it all has to do with ranching, the answer is absolutely nothing. The whole conference was about soil health, in order to grow nutrient dense food, in order to turn human health around from the downward spiral it's in. I can't remember being around so many people wildly optimistic about their future in farming, and have to say every American I met was a pleasure to spend time with, and I feel better for knowing them.
I'll leave you with one thought: Dr. Arden Andersen put it something like this - You are not farmers, you're not even food producers. You're Doctors. If human health comes from nutrition, who is responsible for nutrition? The everyday farmer:wink:
Have a great night all.
Where we came from:
To the West:
The road ahead to the South:
One of the most interesting people I've ever met. Karl Andersen from Texas. Retired Entimologist and Plant Pathologist at Texas A&M for 15 years.
My good friend Peter Lundgard on the right, and Jim Peterson from Burbank, Washington on the left. Jim raises apples and cherries in an organic system.
On the right is Bob Boehle from Bloomington, Ill. Bob's a Soil Consultant through Brookside Labs in Ohio. 2nd from right is my other travelling partner, Richard Griebel from Alberta. 2nd from left is Robbie Byrne who flew from Ireland to attend the conference - amazing guy. Then on the far left is Dr. Arden Andersen, guest speaker at the conference. Soil scientist, doctor, flight surgeon in the USAF. The man is a walking encyclopedia on linking soil health to human health.
Jeff Littrell from Minnesota on the right - hay farmer, and you may or may not recognize the hairball on the left - ME.
Brenda Williams from somewhere in Western Washington, raises cranberries that go into Ocean Spray juice.
Hope nobody minds all the pics. If you're wondering what it all has to do with ranching, the answer is absolutely nothing. The whole conference was about soil health, in order to grow nutrient dense food, in order to turn human health around from the downward spiral it's in. I can't remember being around so many people wildly optimistic about their future in farming, and have to say every American I met was a pleasure to spend time with, and I feel better for knowing them.
I'll leave you with one thought: Dr. Arden Andersen put it something like this - You are not farmers, you're not even food producers. You're Doctors. If human health comes from nutrition, who is responsible for nutrition? The everyday farmer:wink:
Have a great night all.
