Letter to the editor: DCSWCD celebrates Stewardship Week

To the editor:

Each day, people take a spoon of food and put it in their mouth. Where does all of that food come from? How does it get from the soil to the spoon?

It is a long process that depends on many people across the country and sometimes around the world.

Responsible land management and care of our soil makes it possible to feed a population that is increasing, while agricultural land is decreasing.

America’s network of 3,000 conservation districts across the country are working on the ground each and every day with local farmers, ranchers and landowners to protect our soil, water and air for future generations. Conservation districts have been involved in delivering locally-driven conservation across America for more than 70 years. Your local conservation district (Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District) has worked on several local projects such as wetland restorations, erosion control structures, shoreline stabilization, tree planting and native vegetation restoration projects.

Each of us has a responsibility to our family and community to make the connection from where our food comes from, to the agricultural committee that not only helps produce the food, but cares for the land where it grows.

2012 marks the 57th year of the National Association of Conservation Districts National Stewardship Week. Help us celebrate National Soil and Water Stewardship Week – Soil to Spoon – April 29 through May 6.

Contact the Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District at (320) 763-3191, extension 3, or visit www.nacdnet.org.

Jerry Haggenmiller,

Douglas County

Soil and Water Conservation District,

Alexandria, MN

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