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About

Anneliese Abbott

Meet Anneliese

Anneliese Abbott has been researching the history of organic and sustainable agriculture since 2015 and is the author of Malabar Farm: Louis Bromfield, Friends of the Land, and the Rise of Sustainable Agriculture. She has a BS in plant and soil science from The Ohio State University and an MS in environmental studies and agroecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She currently runs a small vegetable CSA in Michigan and is working on a book on the history of organic agriculture.

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Speaking Schedule

Hear Anneliese speak on organic farming history at a conference near you! 2025 lecture topics include "Soil and Health: The Philosophies That Shaped Organic Farming" and "Can Organic Feed the World? Science, the Cold War, and Organic Farming."

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Mission

Organic farming is the way of the future. Yet in order to look ahead, we must first understand our past. This website is devoted to preserving and publicizing the history of organic agriculture in the United States through articles, oral histories, and publications. This history includes individuals with a wide diversity of ideologies and political views, and every attempt has been made to present this historical material fairly.

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