Improved wind generation and photovoltaic systems could produce power more cheaply and more resposibly than the Washignton Public Power Supply System. Today, mulching and drip irrigation make gardens and orchards possible even on farmsteads with low volume wells and windmills. Computers are becoming useful farm tools in communicating information and collecting and analyzing data on crop production, input costs, weather and research. The methods Franklin County farmers develop to create a sustainable agriculture will, in many cases, be unique to their area, and will change with time. Creating a sustainable agriculture is an ongoing process.
Climates change, and plants and animals continue to evolve.
Human creativity and our concepts of farm ecosystems must also evolve. Creating a sustainable agriculture is a project for perpetuity.