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COLUMBUS â A farm vision focused on animal welfare, regenerative land practices, and rural revival will be the focus of a keynote address by fourth-generation cattleman Will Harris at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associationâs (OEFFA) 42nd annual conference, Our Time: Essential Links in a Strong Food Chain.
In his Feb. 10 keynote address, presented by Turner Farm, âRegenerating Land with Livestock,â Harris will describe how the farmâs holistic, polyculture production system for 10 species of livestock, zero-waste model, and on-farm meat processing have made White Oak Pastures the largest private employer in the county, while regenerating the land.
âOur farm is creating more in terms of organic matter in the soil and microbial biodiversity than it is depleting,â Harris, who has been called a âcarbon cowboy,â told PR Newswire. âThis shows that it is possible for humans to positively contribute to the environment through our food
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s (OEFFA) 42nd annual conference,
“Through these challenging times of physical distance, more than ever, we need to be socially close,” said OEFFA Program Director Renee Hunt. “In that spirit, the online conference will be different, but with the same intent and result: sharing information so that we can all succeed, moving our food system toward greater resilience and equity, and forging a strong and dynamic community.”
OEFFA’s popular conference will feature:
February 10 keynote speaker Will Harris is a fourth-generation cattleman at White Oak Pastures in Georgia. A leader in humane animal husbandry and environmental sustainability, he’ll share his story of building a successful, job-creating certified organic farm committed to regenerative land management and multi-species rotational grazing.