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SHP ‘Educator’ winner seeks more things to teach
Photo: Soil Health Partnership
Eastern Iowa farmers John and Joan Maxwell are the Soil Health
Partnership Exceptional Educator Award winners. The Donahue, Iowa couple tell
the story of what’s happening on their farm to everyone, from local
kindergarten students to visitors from Brazil.
“We see about 7,000 people on our farm, about 3,000 kids,” Maxwell told
Brownfield Ag News at the Soil Health Summit in St. Louis. “We’re wanting to educate
the consumer as to the food being safe, the food being nutritious.”
Maxwell tells Brownfield he and his wife Joan share how Cinnamon Ridge, a
successful dairy and crop farm, can sustainability produce food while caring
for the land.
Continue reading SHP ‘Educator’ winner seeks more things to teach at Brownfield Ag News.
