Barclay Daranyi of Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery digs into the soil
[click "Play" button to hear Susan's conversation with Barclay]
Barclay Daranyi and husband Tony are now the proud owners/operators of the of popular CSA farm, Indian Ridge, in Norwood, Colorado – and regular contributors to Telluride Inside...and Out with recipes and words of wisdom about sustainable food practices.
This week, Barclay is digging in the soil, where her roots, literal and metaphorical, lie.
Barclay grew up on Caretaker Farm, started by her parents in 1969 and now one of the oldest organic farms in Massachusetts. Barclay's parents,Sam and Elizabeth Smith, are retired, but still live on the farm as part of the arrangement with the conservation trust, established to ensure the place remains a working farm, affordable to future generations of farmers. Caretaker is now being worked by Don Zasada and Bridget Spann.
"Properly managed, grazing animals can actually reverse desertification and greatly increase the soil's ability to hold CO2.
Living soil holds the key to the future and our survival on this planet."
To hear more from Barclay on the subject, including the role meat plays in the Big Picture, click the "play" button to hear her podcast.