LOVE the piece on Farm Aid. Most people don’t realize that soil has a taxonomy, and that a small percentage of all soil types have “PRIME” status--that is, soil types best for growing food and fiber crops. In my home county, that’s only 20%, and naturally, because those soils lay well and are already open land, they are the most threatened by development. This is happening at a terrifying rate all across our country--2000 ACRES OF OUR BEST FARMLAND CONVERTED TO URBAN USE EVERY DAY. Check out American Farmland Trust at farmland.org. Believe it: “No Farms, No Future.” Thanks for the awareness, Frank!
LOVE the piece on Farm Aid. Most people don’t realize that soil has a taxonomy, and that a small percentage of all soil types have “PRIME” status--that is, soil types best for growing food and fiber crops. In my home county, that’s only 20%, and naturally, because those soils lay well and are already open land, they are the most threatened by development. This is happening at a terrifying rate all across our country--2000 ACRES OF OUR BEST FARMLAND CONVERTED TO URBAN USE EVERY DAY. Check out American Farmland Trust at farmland.org. Believe it: “No Farms, No Future.” Thanks for the awareness, Frank!