Gail Fuller

Gail’s life journey has taken him on a path from a 3200-acre conventional corn/ soybean farm to a 162-acre food farm. Along the way, he has learned the value of healthy ecosystems to both his farming operation as well as his own health. Fuller puts emphasis on principles, not practices and believes farming should be about (re)growing communities. He envisions growing our food in systems designed to live and thrive according to nature’s principles.
Gail has spoken at conferences and workshops all over the country and in 2012, along with help from his partner Lynnette and Dr. Jill Clapperton, started the Fuller Field School. It has quickly become recognized as one of the premier educational events in the US with speakers and attendees coming from all over the globe. Gail and Lynnette also host other educational events and enjoy connecting people with new thoughts and ideas. Gail believes the only way to change food production in the U.S. is from the bottom up. To fix our broken food system, to heal our broken farmers, and to reverse our health crisis begins with healing our farms and our farmers at the same time. Let’s heal!

Plenary

Heal the Farmer, Heal the Farm

How can we talk about healing farms and landscapes without healing the farmer? It isn’t possible, they must go hand in hand. As one of my heroes, Masanobu Fukuoka said, “The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” Let’s Heal!