Transforming Our Farms into Wildlife Habitat
Hart Hagan
Jonathan Lundgren was too honest to bend the knee to agribusiness. If you didn't think our farms could be profitable and ecological, think again
Jonathan will be your guide to how to change our farms from biological war zones into thriving ecosystems that also produce abundant amounts of nutritious food. (Farmers, don’t get mad at me. We can also increase your profits and give you financial stability.)
Based in South Dakota, Jonathan is an entomologist (an insect scientist) who worked for the US Department of Agriculture, but who had to resign because he was not willing to play the game or lie on behalf of industry, regarding the effects of pesticides on beneficial insects.
As a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Jonathan discovered that he was not allowed to report how genetically modified Bt corn harmed beneficial lady beetles, this according to What Your Food Ate, by David Montgomery and Anne Bicklé.
At his South Dakota research farm known as Blue Dasher Farm (named after a dragonfly), Lundgren has discovered that the most profitable farms tend to be the ones that have the most soil organic matter, and are therefore the most regenerative, meaning they tend to regenerate the soil and the surrounding ecosystems.
Also, Jonathan has devised a scientific model that tests whether or not regenerative farming practices (no-till, no synthetic pesticides, etc.) generate beneficial outcomes for human health, farm profits, soil health and water quality. I wrote about that scientific model in this article: What is Regenerative Farming, from a Scientific Standpoint, and Why Should We Care?
Join us for the Wildlife & Climate course, so you can meet Jonathan Lundgren personally and get on board with his movement.
This is important if you care about wildlife, because most potential wildlife habitat is farmland. In the US, 40% of our land is farmland. Imagine if even half of that farmland were managed regeneratively, supporting the surrounding ecosystems.
Jonathan Lundgren can show us how to make that happen, in a way that is good for farm profits, water quality and consumer health.
Check out the Wildlife & Climate course, and register today!
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Below are my upcoming webinars. For a complete list, please see:
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Forests Are Not Just Carbon. Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Trees and Forests are so much more than storehouses of carbon. We will study an astonishing report from the World Resources Institute describing the dozens of ways trees and forests bring us a livable climate. For example: “Not only do growing trees pull significant amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere, but by encouraging cloud formation … they ensure that more energy from sunlight is reflected back into space.”
This is just one of the ways that forests cool their environment, and this is why some of us assert that plants, trees and forests offer the quickest, cleanest, safest way to cool our climate.
RSVP: Forests are Not Just Carbon. Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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Urban Pollinator Garden Update. Friday, October 10 @ 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Come see the latest pictures from my 1/4 of an acre in urban Louisville. You will see lush green plants, colorful blooms, insect visitors, rich soil and invisible water cycles. This is highly relevant to climate change, biodiversity and social justice.
RSVP: Urban Pollinator Garden Update. Friday, October 10 @ 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)