Dean is a 1994 graduate of the University of Chicago with an AB in Economics. After being a floor based derivative market maker for a few years, he moved to Philadelphia and then Dublin to trade convertible bond securities. Always bothered by the assumption of infinite growth in the field of economics, Dean became interested in how this assumption affects agriculture. After discovering the concept of sustainable agriculture, Dean changed careers and became a full time farmer. He purchased the 350+ acre Wyebrook Farm in Northern Chester County and set out to farm it sustainably. He raises 100% grass fed beef, heritage breed pigs in the woods and poultry out on pasture. Dean and his team sell hand-butchered meats in a fully restored 18th century stone barn on the property. Dean believes that it is important for people to have a real connection with their food and that buying food from the place it originated is a satisfying way to do this.
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Thank you Mr Dean, we need to speak out more
sustainable farming has too many definitions
Very applicable to today's expectation of bunny rabbit growth in everything. Slow it down grasshopper. Patience is a virtue. Sustainable growth is consistent and healthy. I like this video, though it was a little slow to gain momentum and the audio was poor, it made it's point loud and clear. Well done and I will share it with students near and far…
Great. I am also a sustainable farmer here in the mountain of Trentino Italy.
Dean Carlson is soooooooo correct!!! By the way, sustainable farming is organic farming. And Monsanto's toxic methods for the sake of monetary greed MUST go!
Inform yourselves and Monsanto, deal with your conscience. In an alternative, sustainable agriculte there is absolutely no need for total herbicides and gmos. And believe me, it will come in the near future, globally. Of course, thousands of unscrupulous people working in the pesticide industry (Monsanto, Pfizer, DuPont, ADM, Bayer CropScience etc.) are probably going to lose their jobs. But be assured, there will be enough possibilities in weed picking for you guys!
Grass fed beef uses about 40% more resources than grain fed beef. That's why in Florida, it is cheaper to send calves west for fattening up. We also have a very bad record of water de[letion and pollution from grassfed beef here. Alot of dairies as well as grass fed beef is produced in Florida in wetlands.
So well said, I would love to visit the farm! Thank you so much for speaking on these issues with such grace
permaculture ftw
Chickens can thrive entirely on compost and hogs can thrive on chicken and cow slaughter leftovers if they are allowed to forage.
For producing meat it takes 10-30 times of grains (yes grains), energy, water etc. Going vegetarian alone throughout our life reduces the pressure on the system. First step to go sustainable. (plz don't ask me stop eating altogether)
Great video! You had my attention a grass fed beef, pastured poultry and pork!
He covers lots of good points with some nice humor.
Way to go Dean, we need to see more real people like you who care about the environment. If we could only convince others to see it like you, and reject the blindness of business, everyone would be healthier, and we would have more with less.
Interesting argumentation tho you make me a bit sleepy
What can you do with associates in sustainable agriculture?
Great topic; not that great presenter.
My agenda is to glean facts that I can pass along. I'm a film maker, making a documentary about sustainable farming. Before I began this project, I'd never heard of the term sustainable farming. During the project, I've learned things that mean I can never go back. I heard a lot of things in this talk that I can take forward with me. Thank you.
You should quit commenting on videos you clearly don't understand, because you look at them through an agenda and not from an objective viewpoint. You just look foolish by doing so, since you obviously missed the entire point of the speech.