By Jeff Dickinson, Farmer, Educator, Researcher, Stratford Ecological Center

Many people think the movement towards a more ecological agriculture in today’s world is an anomaly and/or something new. But even a rudimentary investigation into the farming practices that were developed and used historically for all regions of the world, including Delaware County, Ohio, reveals that many of the tenets of ecological agriculture have their roots not just in traditional agriculture, but from within indigenous farming beliefs and practices. Many of these tenets have been in place since the beginning of Ohio’s statehood, throughout its dynamic, ever-changing relationship with our precious land resources.

Jeff will speak about the connections between traditional (historical) agriculture and the re-emerging ecological, or regenerative agricultural paradigm that have stood the test of time until this day and will continue to shape the farms of tomorrow.

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