![]() ![]() Chris is also a Permaculture Design Consultant having completed his Permaculture Design Certificate with Geoff Lawton, and loves to help people build their homesteads and grow their own food. He also spent two years doing PhD research on biochar and sustainable agriculture at the University Putra Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and does development work in both Asia and Africa. He has worked in the nursery and greenhouse trade, in wildlife biology, and as an educator, but his love is plants and the systems they grow in. in Plant and Soil Science and loves to teach and write about agriculture. He diversified the family beef cattle farm to vegetables, fruit, and flowers in the early 2000’s and has been going strong ever since. ![]() They spent four years of their marriage in Asia working in agriculture, and from this experience comes the name of their farm, drawn from the Pearl Buck novel “The Good Earth.” They are Christian homeschoolers that love history, literature, and classical education, adhering to Cicero’s opinion that “a garden and a library are all a person needs.” The whole family may be found in the wilderness, backpacking or hunting, or in the library or museum, but mostly they’ll be on the farm doing what they love–growing great food for their family and yours!Ĭhris has been farming since he was old enough to toddle into the garden, and has spent most of his life growing things. Over this time they have built a more sustainable agricultural system on their 30 acre farm in Kentucky. Chris and Amy have been growing together for over 20 years after having met as science educators during college. ![]()
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