by Eric on February 2, 2012
Eric Herm grew up on a cotton farm in Texas and now is a farmer himself. This background and a lot of reading and research give him a well-informed perspective on the state of farming and our culture in general today. We know that farming in the U.S. has declined considerably in the last fifty years or so, but in fact it has declined all over the world.
There are a number of factors contributing to the problem. It doesn’t take Herm long to bring up the subject of genetically modified frankenfood, which naturally leads to a discussion of Monsanto and other biotech agricultural corporations. If you have seen the movie “Food, Inc.” then you know how these monsters operate and how they get away with it. If you are a farmer, you will either join Monsanto or be legally harassed to death. (read more)
by Eric on December 18, 2011
“Taking the Harm Out of the Farm”
You can take Eric Herm out of Texas, but the farm he grew up on never left his heart. After some time away preparing for a career in broadcast journalism, the farmer’s son came back. When he did, he found that the practices that had been in place for some forty years were severely harmful to the land, the crops, and to human life. He is now making the remarkable journey from chemical to sustainable, and doing everything he can to bring others with him. His experiences are documented in his book Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth, as well as on his blog of the same name. (read more)
by Eric on October 9, 2011
Eric Herm is a fourth generation farmer on a 6,000 acre cotton farm in West Texas. After graduating from college and working for a spell in television broadcasting, Herm traveled extensively before returning to the farm. Shocked by the changes he saw in the land, he implemented new practices and began to speak out against the ravages caused by commercial agriculture. With a stirring mix of cold hard facts and ardent metaphors, Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: a Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness is a call-to-arms both against commercial agriculture’s assault on our natural resources and delicate ecosystems, and for a transformation of farmers from corporate-motivated producers back to the flesh and bone guardian angels of the Earth.
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When Eric Herm graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1997, he had no intention of returning to his family farm in Ackerly. However, a little more than a decade later, he’s not only returned to the West Texas town to become a fourth-generation farmer, he’s built his life around providing solutions to today’s most challenging problems in commercial agriculture.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/may/17/author-eric-herm-shares-sustainable-gardening/
by Eric on April 13, 2011
Like many West Texas youth, Eric Herm left his family’s Ackerly farm looking for a life away from duststorms, mesquite brush and empty horizons. After graduating from Abilene Christian University with a degree in broadcast journalism, Herm traveled and worked for 10 years before returning to his family farm with a new perspective.
“This land has been in my family for 100 years,” Herm said, noting his father, both grandfathers and four great-grandfathers farmed the land.
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by Eric on April 12, 2011
Nobody better to talk farming than a farmer.
Eric Herm, author of “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth” and a fourth-generation farmer, will be at the Heritage Museum for a book signing and presentation from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
“It’s not just a book signing,” Herm said. “It’s something that everyone — farmers and non-farmers — should attend. It’s for anyone concerned with what we are doing.”
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