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Growing good things takes time
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Experts contribute their knowledge. Founding supporters help cover the quiet work behind every public answer. Put $10 a month behind open soil knowledge, plant your name here permanently, and join the feedback loop shaping what comes next.
Below the surface · The founding hundred
Each plot is one founding supporter. Green plots are claimed; open ones are waiting. Founding support closes at 100 supporters or August 31, 2026, whichever comes first — and never reopens. 4 supporters to the next milestone · 94 total plots left.
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The people in the field
The first people who put their names—and their support—behind open soil knowledge.
Founding member
Led by U.S. Air Force veteran Matt Adler, 1840 Farm Foundation helps small producers turn conservation goals into practical action—from soil testing and cover crops to navigating NRCS programs.
About 1840 Farm Foundation
New Mexico State University · New Mexico
Graduate research assistant in Plant and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University, studying soil health, conservation tillage, organic amendments, and greenhouse-gas dynamics in dryland cropping systems.
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Mississippi
A fifth-generation Mississippi farmer and owner of Buckeye Farms, Sledge Taylor has used cover crops since 1979 and decades of reduced tillage while serving in national cotton leadership roles.
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Founding member
A technologist and pasture-raised livestock advocate, Cody Menefee explores how rotational grazing, virtual fencing, drones, and AI can make regenerative livestock systems easier to scale.
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Founding member
Soil scientist specializing in soil health, nutrient cycling, and sustainable agriculture; founder of Soil Health Exchange and OpenAgData.
SHE expert profile
Crop Consultant · Wisconsin
An independent crop consultant in southwestern Wisconsin, Ed brings more than four decades of field experience in nutrient management, soil testing, crop scouting, and practical fertility decisions.
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volunteer experts
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open resources
3,500
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More than a name on the field
The Founding Hundred closes on August 31, 2026 or when all 100 plots are claimed. Founding members receive participation opportunities we can actually honor:
Every founding member can record a platform priority and opt into focused listening sessions. We will report back on what the group asked for and what changed.
Founding members can opt into selected early tool tests and tell us where a workflow, recommendation, or explanation fails in practice.
Founding members can submit stories and podcast topics and be considered for community roundtables when their experience fits the discussion.
Support never buys agronomic recommendations, editorial control, publication, or guaranteed podcast airtime. Stories and recorded conversations require consent and depend on topic fit and production capacity.
Monthly support helps most. Prefer one time? $25 also claims a permanent plot. After checkout, tell us what you want built next and choose how you would like to participate.
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What your support grows
Help keep farmer-facing field questions, practical articles, and soil health explainers accessible without a paywall.
Support hosting, maintenance, search, email, and the everyday tools that keep the platform reliable.
Improve the systems that help questions move from producer context to clear, useful guidance.
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