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December 4, 2012 Three local sustainable farmers, their thoughts and images from their farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Previous Video

Dear Joel,

What resources do you recommend to help someone get started without getting ripped off? My wife and I live on 40 acres that we want to, at minimum, grow our own nutrient dense food at the same time we are treating our land with sustainable husbandry practices. We basically want to enrich our soil and control pests in harmony with nature so we will be rewarded with the most nutritious, nutrient dense food possible.

-Dave S.

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