Tag: agriculture

42 – To Market, To Market | Tim Young – Small Farm Nation

42 – To Market, To Market | Tim Young – Small Farm Nation

Once a farm has started, there’s an inevitable point where sales need to start. Our guest today is Tim Young, a marketing and branding expert who decided one day to start a farm with his family. After selling their farm in 2015, Tim’s focus became mentoring and teaching farmer’s to learn how to market their […]

41 – Jeffersonian Philosophy | Evan Thomsen

41 – Jeffersonian Philosophy | Evan Thomsen

Today we are concluding our interview with Evan Thomsen from eRochefoucould. Our discussion will on Jefferson’s political philosophy and it’s effect in both agriculture and our modern language. I like how our conversation re-circles some themes we discussed in the part one of our interview. Enjoy the conclusion of our interview with Evan Thomsen. Listen […]

40 – Philosophy From The Farm | Evan Thomsen

40 – Philosophy From The Farm | Evan Thomsen

Our tagline is Philosophy from the farm, we’re going to dive into that and what that philosophy means. To discuss this out guest is Evan Thomsen from eRochefoucould and the Hardcore Philosophy Podcast. Evan has been a track athlete, kettlebell trainer, shoe salesman, infantryman, paratrooper, singer, a cappella choir director, public speaker and MC, research […]

37 – Local Processing | Ted LeBow – Kitchen Table Consultants

37 – Local Processing | Ted LeBow – Kitchen Table Consultants

Today’s guest is Ted LeBow from Kitchen Table Consultants, a business consulting firm that focuses on helping farming and food related enterprises. With Ted we’ll be talking about his first business venture, a farm, what kind of work KTC does, and a dive into a report they produced with the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture […]

36 – Organic Inspections | Margaret Scoles – IOIA

36 – Organic Inspections | Margaret Scoles – IOIA

When you look at an Organic label, you may not know that someone had to visit the operation that made that product or raised that food. These humble people are the Organic Inspectors, and today we’ll be talking to Margaret Scoles executive director of the International Organic Inspectors association. She has been an Organic inspector […]

35 – The Fit Farmer | Mike Dickson – Big Pond Farm

35 – The Fit Farmer | Mike Dickson – Big Pond Farm

Our guest today is Mike Dickson, the Fit Farmer from Big Pond Farm in North Carolina. Today we’ll discuss how Mike went from the fitness industry to farming, why ducks are more fun than chickens, how to improve your health and fitness, and so much more. Listen To The Show! Shownotes: Big Pond farm is […]

34 – Cowbro Science | Garth Brown – Cairncrest Farm

34 – Cowbro Science | Garth Brown – Cairncrest Farm

Our guest today is Garth Brown from Cairncrest farms in Winfield New York, and together we’ll be discussing what lead him and his brother to start farming, experimenting with Cowbro Science, agrarianism in todays culture and much more, so don’t miss this episode with Garth Brown. Shownotes: Cairncrest farm is located in near Cooperstown NY […]

32 – Craft Beef | Joe Heitzeberg – Crowd Cow

32 – Craft Beef | Joe Heitzeberg – Crowd Cow

Good food, unlike good help, is becoming increasingly easier to find. Our guest today is helping make it easier to get quality craft-beef delivered right to your home. Joe Heitzeberg is the co-founder of CrowdCow, an online platform that connects customers with farmers to “crowdfund” buying beef. Today we’ll discuss where the idea came from, […]

T. Time 05 – The Questions We Ask

T. Time 05 – The Questions We Ask

You may have noticed that the start of most of our interviews start in a similar way, with similar questions. Listen To The Episode Read The Episode “Share about your farm,” “Tell us about yourself,” “What brought you to agriculture?” We ask these questions because they help establish a baseline, but they can become repetitive […]