Plastic has its share of haters these days. From metal straws to wooden toothbrushes, consumers everywhere are eager to reduce their reliance on plastic. Though Dan and I don’t think of ourselves as haters, it is a fact that we only offer recycled boxes at the farm stand, we eschew plastic mulch in the fields, and we use potting mix bags as garbage liners at home. Isn’t it ironic, then, that come late-winter we are intensely focused on covering the fields with 22,000 square f