Living Roots with Gail Fuller

Gail’s life journey has taken him on a path from a 3200 acre conventional farm that grew GMO corn and soy (extractive agriculture) to a 162 acre food farm that grows multiple species of livestock and literally dozens of different grains, fruit, nut and vegetable crops (regenerative). Along the way he has learned the value of healthy ecosystems to both his farming operation as well as his own health. Fuller puts emphasis on principles, not practices, and thinks farming should be about (re)growing communities. As his farm was transitioning, he was contemplating certifying his farm organic when he came across a startling revelation. Conventional/industrial ag and organic ag are both systems designed to kill. Fuller believes we need to be growing our food in systems designed to live. “Humans have this desire to conquer”, says Fuller. “More often than not, we need to get out of the way and let…