WHEATON, MINN. – Along U.S. Hwy. 75 in Traverse County, a black-and-white sign reads: “Wind Farmer. And Now My Neighbors Don’t Speak to Me!”
Philip and Latona Brink saw it while driving by and laughed. The couple, who live about 7 miles south in Dumont, has agreed to allow wind turbines to be built on the land where they grow corn and soybeans. The income will add stability to the ups-and-downs of commodity prices, and they also believe in renewable energy. Their daughter sells solar power in Colorado.
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