There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about art during COVID. No less a genius than Andrew Lloyd Wright has urged England’s government that the arts are “at a point of no return” as urged them to allow theaters to reopen. Actors and directors and all that work with them...

At our Cumberland Plateau farm we have dual goals of profitability and environmental restoration. We’ve been working with the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to restore native landscapes including savannahs. We believe that the restoration of habitat will bring...

Florida has had a python problem for years. The huge reptiles are a threat to native species throughout the Everglades… Government agencies have tried various means to control and even reduce the population, with varying degrees of success. Now, they’ve hit a...

I spend a good deal of my time exploring nature, researching and cultivating it. I share the wildlife and plant life on my Cumberland Plateau farm and the farming techniques we deploy to enhance native vegetation and wildlife. But today, I need to share this. This...

In the last few weeks, hundreds, maybe thousands, of people received seeds in the mail. They came from China. Agronomists across the country were horrified. What if the seeds contained invasive species, what if they carried a contaminate that would hurt crop...

The National Fish and Wildlife Federation knows for a fact what all of us who love the Cumberland Plateau Natural Resources feel —it’s a special place worthy of protection. They’ve awarded seven grants in four states totaling $1.3 million. Matching grants will more...

In a world where everything stays where it’s supposed to… who am I kidding? There’s no such world. Mussels attach themselves to ships then invade the Great Lakes. People let all manner of turtles, snakes and other animals loose in local water bodies—in the Everglades!...

The older we get the faster time seems to roll. Since quarantine, though, it seems time seems to expand and contract at the same time. One big change is the way we’ve adopted our live, work and play to online platforms. Our kids’ Zoom education and virtual...

I am an art lover. We have art on the farm and I’m the president of the Bass Museum in Miami Beach. The farm art supports artists who require large spaces for their work (you can see some of it on the CoalCreek.farm website.) The art industry is often thought of as...

I’ve been a big proponent of Eco-tourism for years, as the pros clearly outweigh the cons Coal Creek Farm is located on the Cumberland Plateau. It’s the heart of biodiversity in the U.S. We already have abundant natural resources including beautiful, navigable rivers...