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Choosing her future

One thing that really stood-out at the MOSES conference was the number of young producers in attendance. One of those was 20-year-old Sarah Holm, she and her five sisters have Holm Girls Dairy at Elk Mound, Wisconsin. It wasn’t an organic farm to begin with; “We were city people to start with, we tried to create the storybook farm that we thought a farm should look like.” At one point a local veterinarian pointed out to them that they were doing things in such a manner that they could easily be organic, so they made the switch seven years ago.

The farm consists of a hundred acres and is home to 30 Jersey cows. The milk is marketed through Organic Valley. They do end up buying feed so they hope to add more land. They would like to increase the herd to 50 cows and also add chickens and nut trees.

This was her first MOSES conference and she was enjoying the chance to network with other organic producers. “People here believe what they are doing,” says Holm, “and they are so passionate about it.”

I had to ask the young lady, “When it comes to finding a spouse, are you going to look for someone who is organic? She smiles quickly: “I just have to look for someone who’s crazy!”

AUDIO: Holm talks about her goals 3:43 mp3

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