Skier: Olympian, Medalist, and Organic Farmer

Having spent some time as a ski bum in Aspen as part of my long and windy road to a vegetable farm in Northeast Iowa, I always find these sorts of things interesting… Chris

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Two time silver medalist in past Olympic Games and a bronze medalist this year in Vancouver, Olympic skier Bode Miller of New Hampshire is also an organic farmer. After winning his second overall World Cup ski title, Bode purchased a plot of land and started an organic vegetable farm.

"I grew up in a house with no running water or electricity and we grew our own produce and it was all organic so I was born with that," he said in a Stonyfield Farm video. "We have a farm stand here and they can buy any vegetable they could buy in a store, and it's all organic."

Miller's 630-acre stretch, called Turtle Ridge Farm, seems sized for production, but Miller plans to keep it simple. The e Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests holds a conservation easement on part of the farm land, protects it from development and limits its use to farming and forestry. That's fine with Miller and his family.

“It’s going to stay the same. We’re just going to promote organic farming," said Kyla Miller-White, the skier’s sister and a member of Turtle Ridge’s board.

In 2005, Miller became the first American to win the overall World Cup title in over 20 years. He has 31 World Cup victories, more than any other American.