With the celebration of Earth Day just last week, it is a good time to discuss the formation of the USDA Soil Conservation Service (known today as the Natural Resources Conservation Service) and the Conservation District (Wexford CD and the Missaukee CD).
The beginning of the soil conservation movement in the United States was started by Hugh Hammond Bennett in the early 1900s. Hugh Hammond Bennett, the Soil Conservation Serviceâs first Chief and the Father of Soil Conservation. A maverick and visionary, Bennett knew that productive soils would help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners protect their livelihoods. Even then, Bennett, a scientist, knew good science must be the foundation for voluntary conservation on private lands.
Prescription for fruits, vegetables available in several Northern Michigan communities
Compiled by Michelle Graves, mgraves@pioneergroup.com
Dec. 22, 2020
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MANISTEE Residents of Crawford, Missaukee, Manistee and Wexford Counties can now receive a prescription for free fruits and vegetables, as well as access to free virtual nutrition education through the Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program.
The program is funded through the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, designed specifically to support individual and community health and is made possible by several partners including, District Health Department #10, Munson Healthcare and Michigan State University Extension.
The program is based on a successful pilot program from Washtenaw County and came to Northern Michigan several years ago. It has since expanded several times to include new communities across the region.
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