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Section B:
Real People, Real Farms - Case Studies
Projected outcomes
- Students will learn about examples of sustainable
farms both in the region and around the country
and the world.
- Students will be able to apply the concepts
taught in the module to real situations.
Dick
and Sharon Thompson, IA
Dick
and Sharon Thompson are established leaders
in sustainable agriculture in the Midwest. Their
profile here is taken from The
New American Farmer: Profiles of Agricultural
Innovation, published by the Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program
of the US Department of Agriculture. The Leopold
Center for Sustainable Agriculture published a
short description of the Thompson farm in their
fall
2004 newsletter.
The Thompson farm has also been documented in
a video, Walking
the Journey…Sustainable Agriculture that
Works. Please click on the video title for
ordering information and discussion suggestions.
Tsyunhehkw^ – Preserving Native American Corn and Culture
The Oneida Nation in Wisconsin raises their traditional white corn in ways that support both the land and the community. This description of their agricultural operation was provided by Jeff Metoxen, the manager of their farming operation. For more information, see the Oneida Nation and tsyunhehk^
Web sites.
Case Study Activity: Evaluating Sustainability
Other
Case Studies
Other useful profiles for this region from The
New American Farmer include:
Carmen
Fernholz in Minnesota
Tom
Larson in Nebraska
Bob
Finken in North Dakota
National examples include: Bob
Quinn, Montana (wheat)
Karl
Kupers, Washington (wheat and barley)
Dorman
and Fogler families, Maine (potatoes, barley,
corn, rye)
Max
Carter, Georgia (peanuts, corn, cotton, soybeans,
wheat, rye)
Jackie
Judice, Louisiana (sugar cane)
Terry
and LaRhea Pepper, Texas (cotton)
Ed
and Wynette Sills, California (rice, popcorn,
wheat, dry beans, cover crop seed)
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