This Underdog Ag Podcast features my friend Gail Fuller of Circle 7 Farms near Severy, Kan.
Gail Fuller grew up just north of Emporia, Kan. on the Neosho River.
"The inner child in me had known all my life that we were farming wrong.
But it took me from 1979 to 2003 to really start to question things."
Fuller was always a hardworking farmer, dedicated to his tasks. In 2000, he was farming 3,200 acres of Roundup Ready® corn and soybeans.
"I was the fourth largest farmer in my county. But I came to know a change was needed."
"All farmers, I think in some fashion, grow up with a conservationist mindset," he said. "There was the little creek behind my parents' house where we would look for raccoon tracks, you know, all of those things farm kids do. And with those experiences, grew my affection for the trees, wildlife, and all those things."
"But then, when I became a farmer, suddenly we needed insecticides and those insecticides could kill some of the birds and insects too, but there I was needing to make money and grow corn to ‘feed the world,’” Fuller admitted. "The government had a big role to play in this mindset change. They quit talking about farmers as producers of food and changed the language from food to commodities. I think that language desensitized us into using all the chemicals."
Gail and Lynette are bringing senses and common sense alive in their many pursuits. Join them Oct. 3-4 at Fuller Field School for a life-changing conversation with Dr. Nasha Winters, who found a path to recovery from cancer by focusing on a new mindset about healing and a life’s mission fueled by the soil. Learn about the event and register here:
www.fullerfieldschool.comRead Gail’s full story in “Hope Stories for the Heartland.” You can find the order link here:
www.grazemastergroup.com/hope-stories--
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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUEST: Gail Fuller -
www.fullerfieldschool.com --
CREDITS:
Mitchell Roush, Producer
Bibi Luevano, Cover Art
Purple Planet Music, Theme
