Pagosa Springs Farmers Market - Buy Fresh Buy Local - Sustainability

251 views · Published 22 July 2017 · 2:11 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Oppenheimer Ranch Project · 2017 · People & Blogs

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“Small family farms have been shown to be the most effective, per acre, at ecological stewardship, biodiversity and production of nutrition,” said Severine von Tscharner Fleming, founder of the Greenhorns, a non-profit group working to support a new generation of young farmers. “Small family farms employ more workers, supporting the local economy and rural prosperity … and can adapt and change with the market demands or shifts in climate," she argues.
Rather than massive monoculture farms, which may vend millions of pounds of corn to be turned into animal feed or sugary cereal, smaller farms grow a variety of products—and it’s in the farmers’ best interest to treat their land sustainably (i.e., not decimate the soil with toxic pesticides and fertilizers), as well as treat their animals with respect and compassion.

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