Eckhart Farms: Increasing Soil Biology and How it Pays

About this episode

Chris Eckhart discusses diversifying farming operations and enhancing soil health while maintaining profitability.

Join us in this dynamic and wide-ranging conversation with Chris Eckhart about diversifying his farming operation, increasing organic matter, monitoring soil biology, and creating a work-family-life balance, all while remaining profitable. Eckhart Farms is a multi-generational family farm in the heart of Wild Rose Prairie in Washington that focuses on soil health and diversity. He is passionate about family farming and has experimented tirelessly with diversifying crops on what was primarily ...

People in this episode

Guest: Chris Eckhart

Topics covered

• soil health
• farming diversity
• organic matter
• work-life balance
• profitability

Keywords

• soil biology
• farming
• organic matter
• family farm
• crop diversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eckhart Farms

Places: Wild Rose Prairie, Washington

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