T.C. Winchell bought 25 acres just south of the Bear Creek Quaker Meeting in Earlham to maintain the solemnity of the Meeting. In her will, she asked that the land remain in agriculture. This month, her husband and executor of the estate Bob Winchell donated a SILT conservation easement to fulfill her wishes. As new large homes pop up near this property located just 30 miles from Des Moines, future farmers can rest assured that this farm will never compete with them for price. In fact, evidence shows that with this farm protected and owned by a successful, chemical-free [...]