What does sustainable mean? Sustainable farming ideally survives the generations because the systems are all self benefitting. The cow prunes the carbon consuming plant matter and then leaves nutrient rich manure behind in her path. While she is eating, she is disturbing the soil which allows for more water penetration during rains. She stomps out unwanted weeds anThe magical manure she drops is natures natural fertilizer which feeds the microbes and bacteria and puts nitrogen where it belongs- in the soil. The soil then starts to explode in activity by feeding off of the organic matter, attracting earth worms, fungi, protazoa’s cumulatively. All of this biological activity work together to feed root systems and surrounding life. Organic minerals located in the rocks of the soil are released naturally through the chemical activity of moisture and biological activity in the soil. All of this activity feeds the root systems of the plants which continues to build on the previous cycle.

More benefits of sustainable farming:

• Decreases fossil fuel use.

• Helps to combat climate change by using herbivores to eat carbon consuming plants and keeping the growth cycle active.

• Uses animals to work the land, build the top soil, and improve ecosystems and minimizing machinery.

• Practices can be sustained for generations.