Three area farmers find success the natural way

Between the federal government and international bodes, the organic farmer faces a unique set of regulations. South of Sidney along the Colorado border, however, three families are navigating the challenges with success.

Fresh Wind Farms on County Road 8 has found a market for organic eggs, selling them to a small but growing number of people in the Sidney community. To meet the requirements, their chickens must receive organic feed—an often expensive prospect.

Fortunately, a neighboring farm specializes in the necessary product, bringing costs down.

Bernard and Sharon Fehringer have been grow...