Tuesday – East Brainerd Audubon Acres 4-7pm


Thursday – Lookout Mountain Fairyland City Hall 3-7pm


Friday – St Elmo Incline Railway 4-7pm


423.838.9804 /LookoutMountainFarmersMarket


Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.


~Deepak Chopra


Organic Farmers Sow Seeds of Change by Melinda Hemmelgarn


STEWARDS OF EARTH’S BOUNTY


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Support your local farmers! We are a


producer only market offering fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, baked goods, handcrafted


items and more!


Open every Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Bachman Community Center


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signalfarmersmarket@gmail.com Chattanooga


NaturallyChattanooga.com


rom epidemic childhood obesity and rising rates of autism and food allergies to the growing risks of


pesticides and climate change, we have many reasons to be concerned about the American food system. Fortunately, many heroes among us—family farmers, community gardeners, visionaries and activists—are striving to create a safer and healthier environment now that will benefit future generations. Recognizing and celebrating their stellar Earth stew- ardship in this 2014 International Year


of Family Farmers, Natural Awakenings is spotlighting examples of the current crop of heroes providing inspiration and hope. They are changing America’s land- scape and the way we think about the ability of good food to feed the future well.


Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones- Crabtree, of Vilicus Farms, in Havre, Montana, are reviving crop biodiversity and pollinator habitat on their organic farm in northern Montana. “We strive to farm in a manner that works in concert with nature,” Doug explains. The couple’s actions live up to


their farm’s Latin name, which means “steward”. They grow 15 nourishing crops on 1,200 acres, including flax, buckwheat, sunflower, safflower, spelt, oats, barley and lentils, without pesti- cides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. By imitating natural systems, planting diverse crops and avoiding damaging chemical inputs, they are attracting di- verse native pollinators, he notes. Their approach to farming helps protect area groundwater, streams, rivers and even oceans for future generations.


Photo by NRCSMontana Library


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