Behind the Plow

The Gaining Ground Blog

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Farmer Highlight: Hissing Possum Farm

When did you start farming? We started Hissing Possum Farm officially in the fall of 2019. We are a no-till vegetable farm located on 9.7 acres in Tunnel Hill, Georgia with about one acre under cultivation.

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Q&A With Pigment Artist Amanda Brazier

How do soils represent/reflect the diversity of people and place? Each soil contains its own story - from geological formation to each life that has touched it and been nurtured by it.

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Happy Fermenting

Did you know fermented foods like sauerkraut and yogurt are better, more bioavailable probiotics than any probiotic supplement? Or that your gut microbiome is responsible for hormone regulation of compounds like serotonin that is responsible for giving us all the happy feels?

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