Aaron Flansburg, of Flansburg Farm in Palouse, Washington, is a fifth-generation farmer. After graduating from Washington State College in 2002, he returned to work together with his dad and mom on the household farm. Now in his twenty third crop 12 months, Aaron farms roughly 2,000 acres of dryland wheat, barley, peas, lentils, chickpeas, canola, and alfalfa alongside his spouse and three kids.
Aaron says his household has all the time been “revolutionary and progressive when it comes to making an attempt to take care of soil, maintain it in place, and, typically, doing farming practices the most effective that we will.” Due to this, transitioning to natural felt like a logical subsequent step.
Aaron started transitioning to natural manufacturing in 2020 with 50 acres. At the moment, 160 acres are licensed natural, with further acreage presently in transition and extra deliberate. Six years into farming with out chemical inputs, Aaron’s principal focus is self-sufficiency – controlling prices, limiting soil enter, and constructing resilient home markets so he can rely much less on overseas inputs and international commerce.
