Posted: 10.05.2010

The Wisconsin Farm Report Radio will be following a young farmer tour - with a little different look - and message. It's branded as the "Generation Organic 2010 "Who's Your Farmer" tour - and it looks different then most farm tours you're thinking of.

Wednesday morning - a group of young organic growers will climb into a motorcoach they'll call home for two and a half weeks.  Their goal - to spread organic optimism and information to college campuses from LaFarge, WI to the national's capitol.

Organic Valley, sponsor of the tour, says  the group will stop at select
college campuses to spread the "good news about the viability of a career in
organic farming, and educate and inspire people about the many benefits of
organic through presentations, school garden visits and grilled cheese socials.
This determined group of young Organic Valley farmers will urge consumers to
own their food—arming them with knowledge about how personal food choices
affect the health of our bodies and our planet—and drive their future." 
All of it courtesy of a bus fueled by biofuels.
 
Organic Valley says the farmer-owner group on the tour will range in age from 18-35 and represent a generation of sustainable agriculture leaders who believe in the power of organic to change the world.

According to the USDA Census of Agriculture, America has lost approximately 4.5
million farms since 1935, and most of the 2.1 million farms that remain are operated by farmers with an average age of 57. In contrast, the average age of Organic Valley farmers is 44.

Thursday morning at 5:45 a.m. - 22 year old organic farmer, James Frantzen from New Hampton, Iowa will cover the first leg of this tour as a guest on the Wisconsin Farm Report Radio group. You can also listen to podcasts on our homepage.

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