"Changing my farming techniques from a conventional operation to an organic operation significantly improved my profitability and bottom line . . . One thing we eliminated from our economic necessity is an operating note. We'd borrow a large amount of money from the bank in the spring and hope to pay it off in the fall when we sold our crops. We don't have to do that now. I think that pretty well speaks for itself."

Bob Quinn, Big Sandy, Montana - Chouteau County from People Sustaining the Land by Cynthia Vagnetti, 2002.