Uncovering the Past: Wisconsin’s Sustainable Agriculture

July 8, 2015 PBS Wisconsin Leave a Comment

Harriet Behar of Organic Valley CROPPOver the past couple months we’ve been digging through our video library and making several classic programs available on-demand. We’ve uncovered a lot of gems, including the 1995 documentary Covering New Ground: Wisconsin’s Sustainable Agriculture. The picture may not be high-definition, but the subject matter certainly holds up in today’s consumer-conscience society.

In Covering New Ground, WPT talks with farmers around the state who choose sustainable methods to produce the food we eat. The film covers rotational grazing, urban farming, targeted herbicide use and more sustainable farming methods.

Chances are good you’ve heard of some of the farmers featured in the 20-year-old film. Organic Valley, Harmony Valley and Milwaukee’s Will Allen are some of the more well known farmers on the program.

Take a moment to look back on this classic documentary and to marvel at some sustainable business models that seem progressive even by today’s standards.

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