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reTHINKag was created to be a sounding board for farmers, consumers and everyone in between; a place for people to share ideas and rethink how agriculture can provide safe and healthy food for a growing population. It’s a place where we can envision ways to evolve away from chemical-intensive industrial agriculture methods and more towards smaller, decentralized farming that has been shown to increase production while improving soil health. This is a place for concerned individuals from all walks of life to read about new developments in the regenerative and decentralized agriculture movement.
I was raised on the family farm and cattle ranch in Northern California, where I gained an appreciation for all things biotic and began to nurture my love of natural systems. At the time, farming was the furthest from my mind. Unbeknownst in my early years, the reasons I didn’t like farming as a young man ended up being the same reasons why I don’t support industrial farming now and why I strive to change the agricultural landscape.
Since farming wasn’t my gig at the time, I earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from CSU, Chico and pursued a 16-year career in fisheries science; conducting biological evaluations of native salmon and steelhead populations in California. I focused my work on aquatic ecology and how best to mesh natural systems with water/land use practices. It is this experience that provided the nexus between ecological systems and farming, thus providing the “aha!” moment when I realized I could blend the farming experiences from my youth with my knowledge of ecological systems to create new and innovative methods of farming that go beyond the threshold of sustainability and focus on a new frontier in farming, regenerative agriculture!
My wife, Wendy, and I operate a multi-species holistic farm in Northern California where we raise cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, and horses naturally on pasture using grazing techniques to mimic natural processes.
I invite you to join us in exploring the fascinating and engaging topics to come!
- Duane
I was raised on the family farm and cattle ranch in Northern California, where I gained an appreciation for all things biotic and began to nurture my love of natural systems. At the time, farming was the furthest from my mind. Unbeknownst in my early years, the reasons I didn’t like farming as a young man ended up being the same reasons why I don’t support industrial farming now and why I strive to change the agricultural landscape.
Since farming wasn’t my gig at the time, I earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from CSU, Chico and pursued a 16-year career in fisheries science; conducting biological evaluations of native salmon and steelhead populations in California. I focused my work on aquatic ecology and how best to mesh natural systems with water/land use practices. It is this experience that provided the nexus between ecological systems and farming, thus providing the “aha!” moment when I realized I could blend the farming experiences from my youth with my knowledge of ecological systems to create new and innovative methods of farming that go beyond the threshold of sustainability and focus on a new frontier in farming, regenerative agriculture!
My wife, Wendy, and I operate a multi-species holistic farm in Northern California where we raise cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, and horses naturally on pasture using grazing techniques to mimic natural processes.
I invite you to join us in exploring the fascinating and engaging topics to come!
- Duane