http://looncommons.org/2009/03/11/time-to-learn-from-past-green-acres-mistakes/ A forum for current and emerging environmental and conservation issues in Minnesota. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://looncommons.org/2009/03/11/time-to-learn-from-past-green-acres-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment » Blog Archive » Pepper-and-Salt Stewardship Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:31:04 +0000 http://www.looncommons.org/2009/03/11/time-to-learn-from-past-green-acres-mistakes/#comment-691 [...] In a recent television interview, Scott County farmer Heidi Morlock made a nice argument for why diverse farming operations cannot separate out so-called “productive” and “non-productive” land. It’s all part of a whole on a sustainable farm, something the 2008 changes in the Green Acres program don’t acknowledge. It’s not a new idea: Aldo Leopold wrote about it 70 years ago. [...] [...] In a recent television interview, Scott County farmer Heidi Morlock made a nice argument for why diverse farming operations cannot separate out so-called “productive” and “non-productive” land. It’s all part of a whole on a sustainable farm, something the 2008 changes in the Green Acres program don’t acknowledge. It’s not a new idea: Aldo Leopold wrote about it 70 years ago. [...]

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