It’s planting season here in Central Illinois, but the weather has not cooperated. It’s been unusually cool and wet. Just as the soil begins to dry up and you’re a day from getting in the field, BAM! — more rain. It’s been like this all Spring and farmers are getting antsy about it. Finally last week we got our Spring cover crops in for some research trials we are doing with mustard and buckwheat. Feels good to get those in, but it is so late. Good thing it’s only research.
Last week I gave a talk locally for the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center’s, Seminar Series on Sustainability. My talk was titled, “How sustainable is organic farming.” In the talk I reviewed recent research confirming the superior nutrition, the environmental benefits and the yield potential of organically grown food. Rob Kantor of the Environmental Almanac was there and he put out a great article that appeared in our local Sunday paper. From that I’ve received two calls requesting more talks. I just came back in from providing a comment for a local news story on local food.
Organic never sleeps.
