A Farmer’s Fight: Cancer, Chemicals and a Return to Organic Living

William Caplinger, a superintendent for a commercial construction company, runs an organic farm in Sulfur Springs, Arkansas, about one hour from Joplin, Missouri. He and his wife, Heather, raise all their food for consumption, completely chemical and pesticide-free.

Caplinger has Stage 4 prostate cancer. His shift to all-natural started shortly after his diagnosis four years ago, at the age of 52. The cancer has now metastasized to his chest. Caplinger’s doctors gave him eight to 10 years to live, but that hasn’t stopped him from seeking alternative treatments and fighting by implementing changes in every area of his life.

After losing more than five farming associates in his area over the years, and his personal experiences being exposed to farm chemicals, Caplinger is a full-fledged believer that farm chemicals cause cancer.