Her ranch is a respite from mega agriculture


Her ranch is a respite from mega agriculture


TOWN OF EAU PLEINE - Stacy Martin does not look like a typical farmer, as she`s tromping through pastures in yoga pants. She sounds more like a self-help counselor, talking about finding her true self, than someone who raises livestock.

And she doesn`t run her farm in a typical way, either.

The 32-year-old married mother of two young boys took a unique path to develop a mini-ranch. It is the opposite of a CAFO, or concentrated animal feeding operation, the type of industrial mega-farm she thinks can harm the environment and treats animals as objects. She`s sharing the story about her ranch because she believes her experience holds value for people looking for food produced in healthier, more sustainable ways than those designed to maximize profit.

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