Hello kind newsletter subscribers!
It’s been a while. I’d apologize but frankly, I know many of you have been in the same headspace I’ve been in the last few months. Sort of a…
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
So, how about we all give ourselves a big break (I’ll start with myself). And keep on keeping on.
I have been busy. I put in a ridiculously large home garden and might have gone a WEE bit crazy boosting up our depleted chicken flock. And turkeys. Gawd, I love turkeys.
I also have been writing. A different sort of writing then I sent you all before. But, I recently had this piece published that I thought my subscribers might enjoy. I think it’s not only fun, interesting but also inspiring for the future of agriculture and food.
And that’s something we could all use these days, no? A little inspiration for the future.
Anyways, for your reading pleasure this holiday weekend. And seriously… STAY SAFE!
Tiny Weed Killing Robots Could Make Pesticides Obsolete
Clint Brauer’s farm outside of Cheney, Kansas, could be described as Old MacDonald’s Farm plus robots. Along with 5,500 square feet of vegetable-growing greenhouses, classes teaching local families to grow their food, a herd of 105 sheep, and Warren G—a banana-eating llama named after the rapper—is a fleet of ten, 140-pound, battery-operated robots.
Brauer, the co-founder of Greenfield Robotics, grew up a farm kid. He left for the big city tech and digital world, but eventually made his way back to the family farm. Now, it’s the R&D headquarters for the Greenfield Robotics team, plus a working farm.
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Keep on growing food and supporting those who do. There has NEVER been a more important time to do so!