The Farm-to-Consumer Foundation has been invited to speak at T&D Willey farm this March on the importance of biological agriculture, so please check back for dates and times. Below is a recent article from grist.org that features an interview with Tom Willey, veteran farmer and co-owner of T&D Willey Farm:
“Before I got involved in agriculture I avoided science like the plague. But now you really need a strong science background: plant physiology, chemistry, soils, particularly microbiology now is becoming a really important part of agricultural success. If we are going to get rid of the toxic-medicine approach to agriculture, we really have to learn how the microbiological systems work”
Read the full interview with Tom Willey at… Sustainable farming needs math as much as mulch, says one veteran