Bravo for King Arthur! Your quality and employee ownership already had me aboard. Defining and pursuing “restorative agriculture” promises even more. As regards growing wheat and other row crops, farmers generally have two choices for weed control; plowing or no till. The former promotes erosion and destroys soil structure. The latter requires an herbicide, typically Round Up. Nature Conservancy uses it as needed on Reserves, Environmental Defense Fund has been advocating for no-till in Delaware farmland to reduce runoff going to Chesapeake Bay. Also, last I checked, there is no GMO wheat, but I’d be happy to be updated.

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