For Some Farmers, Everyday is Earth Day

As the world celebrates Earth Day, one Washington farmer is going about his daily routine — a routine that makes everyday Earth Day. “I’m a farmer,” said Jim Werkhoven, who farms about 800 acres and owns 1,000 dairy cows. “So every day is kind of Earth Day.” Werkhoven flushes the cow barns several times daily with recycled water and uses cow waste as fertilizer or turns it into methane gas through a digester to create electricity that is used in the county’s power grid. Read more (HeraldNet.com).