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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   thank you! and thank you for reading part 1, as well.
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   It is. I use the definition that most farmers in the state use in the article--working on soil health through a suite of techniques, while also still spraying in a limited capacity when needed. There are a million ways to define regenerativ
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   You're right, this one was focused largely on the work of one organic farmer, although I would argue that much of what he does is actually regenerative in the sense of regenerating local commerce and economies. And he was one of the fi
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   There's some good stuff on the regenerative ag Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/RegenerativeAg/ . Land Core is a leader in the space, as is the Soil Health Institute.
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   Thank you! And this is a good idea. My third (and last) installment in the series will be about policy. I'd be interested to see if there are any that encourage that kind of experimentation.
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   I think no-till became more common in the 80s, because that's when Roundup became more widely available, at least in Montana.
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   So, this is just a pilot project, and he's actually trying to fund the research center. I'm pretty sure that's why he was willing to spend so much time with me on this project. The big thing is that each farmer or region need
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   Building on soil in Big Sandy: Regenerative organic farming in rural Montana(montanafreepress.org)

   170 points by emilywolfe 5y ago|26 comments
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   by emilywolfe 5y ago

   Hey HN! This is Part 2 of my regenerative/organic agriculture series, Common Ground. You all had such an interesting, in-depth conversation about Part 1 ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27809279 ), that I wanted to
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    These are interesting, and I second a lot of the journalist’s comments in the Lehrer discussion. I see that Blendle is one response to the problem of the lack of funding for journalism, and someone here suggested Substack as another. I’d lo
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    Now that I see there’s such a hunger for this kind of storytelling, I want to build on what I’ve done in part 1. To do so, I’m seeking to fully fund parts 2 and 3 of this series, so I can continue digging deeply and telling stories of great
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    These are fantastic questions!!! I am bookmarking them for later.
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    Whoa Ag Stack is a fascinating idea. I love when two seemingly disparate disciplines come together to create simple solutions to complex problems. Seems like a lot of potential here!
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    Thank you!
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    Thanks for these ideas. I think the right to repair is going to get a lot of traction right now with the new executive order—or at least I hope so. The robotics for weeding are definitely interesting too. In terms of reporting on problems o
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    ok great. Makes sense. And people have definitely moved to Montana during the pandemic! Another q: What new markets in this space are interesting to you?
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    by emilywolfe 5y ago

    Emily Wolfe here, I’m the person who wrote this story. As I plan the second story in the series, which will be about new markets related to organic and regenerative, I’m curious to know a couple of things: -isn’t this a tech/VC blog? H