There aren't many like him, but I think Gabe Brown would take your bet that "almost every single farmer no matter how big or small, is in hock to the banks." He agrees about mimicking nature by keeping something edible in the ground at all times. He got free of the banks and succeeded economically with organic methods, although his neighboring conventional farmers won't talk to him. (cf. Dirt to Soil)
There aren't many like him, but I think Gabe Brown would take your bet that "almost every single farmer no matter how big or small, is in hock to the banks." He agrees about mimicking nature by keeping something edible in the ground at all times. He got free of the banks and succeeded economically with organic methods, although his neighboring conventional farmers won't talk to him. (cf. Dirt to Soil)