Bladen farmer shares the dirt on heathier soil
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This illustration is part of a Keith Burns webinar which explored and explained the concept or carbonomics.
The economy is something that everyone deals with in one way or another. Through people’s understanding of the economy, Keith Burns has found a way to break down what’s going on in the soil.
Burns is a former teacher who, along with his brother Brian, no-tills 2,500 acres near Bladen. They are also co-owners of Green Cover Seed, a cover crop seed provider.
“If you look at the seven keys to a healthy economy we’re going to see that these same things apply to a healthy soil,” he began. “We’ve got things like supply and demand, currency, capital, energy, resources, infrastructure, defense and protection that are all keys to an economy. They are also keys to healthy soil.”
The first thing he wanted people to understand is that soil economy is based on the sun and solar energy. As farmers capture solar energy they turn it into something that can be sold. That currency takes the form of carbon.
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