Category: The Farmer’s Share Episodes

  • Mushrooms, Veggies, Meat and More! From Farmers Market to on Farm Cider House at 1000 Stone Farm: EP33

    Mushrooms, Veggies, Meat and More! From Farmers Market to on Farm Cider House at 1000 Stone Farm: EP33

    Today’s Episode comes to you from Brookfield Vermont where we visit with Kyle Dodda and Betsy Simpson of 1000 Stone Farm. They’ve got many balls in the air with a wide range of crops from veggies to perennial fruit, eggs and meat, hard cider and a restaurant. They sell retail out of a farm store,…

  • Enjoying Retirement While Still Living on the Farm with Dave Pierson of Pierson Farm: EP32

    Enjoying Retirement While Still Living on the Farm with Dave Pierson of Pierson Farm: EP32

    Today’s Episode comes to you from Bradford Vermont where we visit with David Pierson of Pierson Farm. After 42 years of running a mixed vegetable farm to supply a roadside farm stand, with 3 acres of strawberries being one of the big draws, he was able to retire, leasing the farm to a long time…

  • Increasing Acreage & Narrowing the Crop Mix with John Hirsch at Clearfield Farm: EP31

    Increasing Acreage & Narrowing the Crop Mix with John Hirsch at Clearfield Farm: EP31

    Today’s episode comes from Granville Vermont where we visit with John Hirsch of Clearfield Farm. With over 10 years under his belt he’s refined his farm business to be lean on labor and focused in scope as his primary crops are wholesale carrots and potatoes. He’s also excited to be getting into grain and doing…

  • Old Tractors with New Tools, New Barn & Commercial Kitchen at Four Corners Farm with Trip Shaw: EP30

    Old Tractors with New Tools, New Barn & Commercial Kitchen at Four Corners Farm with Trip Shaw: EP30

    Today’s episode comes to you from Worthington Massachusetts where we visit with Trip Shaw of Four Corners Farm. He’s been growing over 16 years and produces over 8 acres of mixed vegetables for his newly built farmstand. We start off the episodes in this new farm building which has a front porch, farmstand, wash/pack space,…

  • Kagan & Elise of Blackbird Organics: EP29

    Kagan & Elise of Blackbird Organics: EP29

    Today’s episode comes to you from Plainfield Vermont where we visit with Kagen Dewey and Elise Magnant of Blackbird Organics. They’ve been farming since 2018 and have set their roots on their own farm with high tunnels and field production. We start off the visit with a tour of the greenhouses, walk around the fields,…

  • Bob Gray of 4 Corners Farm: EP28

    Bob Gray of 4 Corners Farm: EP28

    Today’s episode comes to you from Newbury Vermont, where we visit with Bob Gray of 4 Corners Farm. He and his wife Kim purchased the farm in the late 1970’s after finding success selling their abundance of vegetables at a farmers market and overtime built a highly diversified farm that supports them and their children.…

  • Spencer & Jake from The Farm Upstream: EP27

    Spencer & Jake from The Farm Upstream: EP27

    Today’s episode comes to you from Jericho Vermont where we visit with Spencer Hardy and Jake Kornfeld of The Farm Upstream. They are friends who are just setting roots on this new farm and share how they’ve structured their business to grow collaboratively to support multiple households.  Follow The Farm Upstream Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555943566715 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefarmupstream…

  • Completely Flooded 3 Times in 2 Seasons | Foote Brook Farm: EP25

    Completely Flooded 3 Times in 2 Seasons | Foote Brook Farm: EP25

    Today’s episode comes to you from Johnson Vermont where we visit with Tony and Joie Lehouillier of Foote Brook Farm. They grow Sod, and 35 acres of vegetables for both wholesale markets and their on-farm store. We start off the episode seeing what’s growing in one of the greenhouses in early December, take a look…

  • Spencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm: EP24

    Spencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm: EP24

    Today’s episode comes to you from Middlebury Vermont where we visit with Spencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm. He’s been growing for 30 years and built this property up from a homestead to a CSA & wholesale vegetable farming growing crops on over 7 acres. We start off with a tour checking out the wash and…

  • Tim & Janet Taylor of Crossroad Farm : EP23

    Tim & Janet Taylor of Crossroad Farm : EP23

    Today’s episode comes to you from Post Mills Vermont where we visit with Tim and Janet Taylor of Crossroad Farm. They are recently retired from a 40+year farming career growing over 50 acres and 20 greenhouses of diversified vegetables. What started out as a garden turned into a business that was able to be sold…