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Excited to be joined today by Kyle Platt of Bois D’Arc Farm in Alabama. Bois d’Arc Farm (pronounced “bodock”), also BDA Farm, is located in Alabama’s Black Belt, named for its rich, dark soils. The farm, comprised of about 6,000 acres, was founded in 2011 as a certified organic farming operation (certified by CCOF). It has since been involved in row crop production, specialty and heritage grains, grass-fed beef, heritage beef, organic Jersey cattle, and vegetable/herb production, as well as research to develop more sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices in the southeast and nationally. They have recently added a 5-acre diverse vegetable and herb market garden style farm.

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