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When we invested in Florida’s Lake Point Restoration we had two goals: aggregate mining and water. We spent years gaining the approvals, moving through the public hearings and processes, establishing partnerships with Martin County and the South Florida Water...

I have a lot of interests. Art. Reading. Writing. Mushrooms. Birds. There is a lot more. I am a life-long learner and one of the things I’ve learned in managing a working farm is that it’s one thing to build a road and another to maintain it. In this article for...

I have four kids and I’m proud of them all. Each has unique gifts and challenges! Today I am especially proud to share a story by my beautiful daughter Beatriz Lindemann. For a child to be raised by two dads and no mom presents unexpected challenges. In this story...

Watch: Cut Pile Video Watch: Cut Pile 2 Watch: Stump Video As the climate changes, our land management challenges change. We only have to look at the raging western wildfires see one kind of change. And, experts tell us that we can expect more because the trees are...

Eight percent of children in the U.S. have food allergies. It’s a serious and growing food safety and public health concern that impacts babies and young children. My sister Sloan Barnett and Dr. Kari Nadeau have written a book about using immunotherapy as a...

Environmental questions are often very complex. And cows have been the target of environmentalists and the subject of experimentation to reduce their carbon footprint. In a parallel tract, we are experimenting with new grazing techniques to increase native grasses,...