Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, September 2025 | Issue #651, Copyright 2025, 67 pages. Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here! Contents September 2025 • Issue #651 Photo: Farm (Courtesy of Oliver James) Photo caption: A soil core for sampling. The networks that make up the soil-food-web bear many similarities to the complexity of the human food chain. Read our interview with Joni Kindwall-Moore about how she plans to help growers better connect to processors and producers on page 42. On the cover: (Courtesy of Noah Poulos) — An aerial view of Wild East Farm in April 2023. Read how Noah Poulos and his wife, Lyric, built a $300,000/year regenerative farm in under three years — without owning land — on page 22. FEATURES The Optimization of DiversificationThe days of supporting a family on 40 acres and three cows are gone, but stability and profitability can return by developing diversified market streamsBY CLAIRE SMITH Measuring RegenerationVerifying that a product has been grown regeneratively means assessing management practices, land effects and the quality and nutrient density of the product itselfBY DOUG PETERSON Design a System, Manage a Living Organism How we built a $300,000/year regenerative farm in under three years — without owning landBY NOAH POULOS The Same Hoosier SoilAn interview with John Hartsough of Creekside Farms on soil conservation, adapting with the times and the independence found in farming Toxic Forages?A grazier’s education in three speciesBY SHAWN AND BETH DOUGHERTY Ecology, Supply Chains and EconomicsBy weaving together ecology and economics, and by building internally self-regulating economies, we can create supply chains that support life rather than degrade itBY MARK SHEPARD DEPARTMENTS VIEW FROM THE COUNTRYMonthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor OPINIONThe Nature of (Hu)man-Made DisastersWhen will Americans have the will to alter the course of the slow-moving, human-made natural disaster our food system has become?BY CHARLES BENBROOK ECO-UPDATENews in brief on developments in agronomic science REGEN AGRONOMYIn Tall CottonMost farmers bear the financial and environmental risks while brands and consumers remain disconnected from the land — regenerative supply chains seek to change thatBy Kish Johnson INTERVIEWLinkedIn Meets Airbnb for Regenerative Food SystemsSnacktivist founder Joni Kindwall-Moore explains why regenerative agriculture is ready for innovative technology to better connect growers with processers and new markets REVIEWS MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS ECO-MEETINGS ECO-GRAPHIC Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here!
