Today’s episode comes to you from Chittenden Vermont where we visit with Baird Farm. If you’ve heard of them you may recognize that they are NOT a diversified vegetable farm. They are a medium scale maple producer with about 15,000 taps. Vermont is known for its maple but what makes them unique is that 90%… Read more: Talking Sugaring with Jenna, Jacob and the Syrup Daddy at Baird Farm: EP42
Today’s Episode comes to you from Kingston New York where we visit with Bryn and Wes of Solid Ground Farm. They are growing on over a dozen acres, with 4 tunnels of mixed veg for their CSA. We start of the episode with a tour of their wash/pack, cooler, CSA Space and growing areas before… Read more: Farm Tour with Wes & Bryn of Solid Ground Farm: EP41
Today’s episode comes to you from Fletcher Vermont where we visit with Bob Lesnikoski of Vermont Cranberry Company. He is the one and only commercial cranberry grower in the state! We start off the episode with a tour of his packing barn where they sort and box up fresh cranberries, press juice, and bottle seltzer.… Read more: Visiting Vermont Cranberry Company: EP40
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont where we visit with Katie Rase Seward from Head Over Fields Farm. Katie Rose has been farming for 10 years and half of those are here on her home farm. She sells organic veg from about 5 acres in production with several high tunnels through a retail… Read more: Starting up a farm is tough. A visit with Katie Rose of Head Over Fields: EP39
Today’s episode comes to you from Shrewsbury Vermont where we visit with Jess and Connor of Stones Throw Farmstead. They are young farmers who are in their third season after moving to Vermont and focused on building up a 1 acre market garden to be part of the community and support the local farmers markets.… Read more: Visiting Stones Throw Farmstead: EP38
We visit with Ashley Loehr of Hurricane Flats Farm. With over 25 years farming experience, this is her 4th season on this farm. We talk about field prep, inter seeding, cover cropping, and weeds. We talk about vegetables, strawberries berries and high tunnels.
Today’s episode comes to you from Hyde Park, Vermont where we visit with Jeff Carpenter from Zack Woods Herb Farm. They grow medicinal herbs and have been doing so for 26 years. We start off with a look into his high tunnel where they grow their starts, discuss the construction of their batch dryer, check… Read more: Growing, Drying and Selling Medicinal Herbs with Jeff of Zack Woods Herb Farm: EP36
This episode visit with George van Vlaanderen of Does’ Leap Farm. He shares how they developed the farm from raw wooded land while raising children, goats and living in a yurt all at the same time over twenty years ago. He shares now how his grazing system has evolved using electronet fences to wireless collars and how he’s improving the biodiversity of his pastures using the Vermont Ripsower.
Today’s episode comes to you from Williamstown Vermont where we visit with Jon Wagner and Karin Bellemare of Bear Roots Farm and The Roots Farm Market. Together they’ve built up a 20 acre vegetable farm and local goods store in Central Vermont. Jon starts off by sharing how they got started in Long Island, and… Read more: Long Island Landscaper to 20 Acres of Vegetables with Jon & Karin of Bear Roots Farm: EP34
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… Read more: Increasing Acreage & Narrowing the Crop Mix with John Hirsch at Clearfield Farm: EP31
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,… Read more: Kagan & Elise of Blackbird Organics: EP29
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.… Read more: Bob Gray of 4 Corners Farm: EP28
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… Read more: Completely Flooded 3 Times in 2 Seasons | Foote Brook Farm: EP25
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… Read more: Spencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm: EP24
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… Read more: Tim & Janet Taylor of Crossroad Farm : EP23
Today’s episode comes to you from Ely Vermont where we visit with Jake Guest of Killdeer Farm. Like many interviews we start with a tour around the farm where we visit his perfectly rectangular fields in sandy soil where he grows carrots and cilantro and spinach. Jake shares a bit about cover cropping, cultivation, and… Read more: Jake Guest – Killdeer Farm: EP22
In this episode we visit with Lisa McDougall of Mighty Food Farm with a tour through her seven greenhouses and glance at some of the equipment that she’s using to farm over 14 acres of vegetables. We then chat in the greenhouse and have a deeper conversation about how she got started farming and has run a business for over 18 years.
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont, where we visit with Adam Hausmann and Jessica Sanford of Adam’s Berry Farm. Today’s visit is part 2. The previous episode was a farm tour and a field walk through the berry plants, high tunnels and barn. This episode shares the growing practices, farming history, and steps… Read more: Adam’s Berry Farm – Berry Farm Business Development : EP19
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont, where we visit with Adam Hausmann and Jessica Sanford of Adam’s Berry Farm. Our visit today will be split into two episodes, the first one, is a walking tour of his blueberry fields, and strawberry patches, and raspberry plantings. We step inside the high tunnels to look… Read more: Adam’s Berry Farm – Field Walk/Farm Tour : EP18
Today’s episode comes to you from Lancaster County Pennsylvania in a town called Lititz, where we visit John and Peter Shenk of Shenk’s Berry Farm. While their farm may not ring a bell, you may have seen these guys at a trade show or recognize their side business especially if you are into strawberries as they also run the company of Hillside Cultivator.
Today’s episode comes to you from Plainfield, New Hampshire where we visit with Pooh Sprague of Edgewater Farm. This episode is a bit of a ramble as a 50 year career in farming is expected to be! That being said in this episode Pooh Shares: Follow Edgewater Farm Website: https://www.edgewaterfarm.com/ Facebook Instagram: @edgewaterfarm Listen To… Read more: Pooh Sprague – Edgewater Farm: EP16
This episode comes to you from South Royalton Vermont Where we visit with Geo Honigford of Hurricane Flats Farm. He’s grown mixed vegetables, popcorn, and hay for 26 years. He also made the decision to sell his farm just a few years ago and pursue a different career path. I thought this was unique and… Read more: Geo Honigford – Hurricane Flats Farm: EP15
Today’s episode comes to you from Au Sable Forks New York where we visit with Becca Burke of The Meadow Farmstead. She’s managed a diversified vegetable farm and CSA for the last few years on the Vermont side of lake Champlain, but finally landed some growing space of her own over in New York. She… Read more: Becca Burke – The Meadow Farmstead: EP14
Today’s episode comes to you from Hyde Park Vermont where we meet with Ryan Demerast and Genica Breitenbeck. They run two businesses off of their farm of less than 3 acres. Ryan runs Naked Acre Farm, and Genica runs a gardening service business called Home Front Gardens. Together we sat down as they shared their winding paths… Read more: The Naked HomeFront – Ryan & Genica: EP13
This episode comes to you from Underhill Vermont where I interview Paul Chamberlin of Chamberlin’s Garden & Farm Market. This episode hits close to home, because it is home. This summer I took a rainy Saturday morning and sat down to interview my grandpa and capture a few of his favorite farm stories and some… Read more: Paul Chamberlin – Chamberlin’s Garden & Farm Market: EP12
This episode takes us all the way down to Mansfield Georgia where we visit with Monica and Russell of Love is Love Cooperative Farm. Myself and a few other colleges visited in October 2022 as part of a farm tour focused on wash/pack design and produce safety. This project is titled SCRUB, Sanitizing and Cleaning… Read more: Love is Love Cooperative Farm: EP11
Jack Manix of Walker Farm takes us on a tour of his 25 greenhouses, fields and tree farm where they’ve been operating a farm store and garden for over 50 years.
In this episode we take a ride in the tractor with Mark Fasching of Jericho Settlers Farm as he is incorporating a cover crop of winter rye using a speed disc. He explains how this piece of equipment works, and shares how he uses it to improve the soil health on their farm. Photos (Click… Read more: Speed Disking Rye with Mark Fasching: EP9
Harrison Bardwell of Bardwell Farm shares a tour of his greenhouses, discusses his early pepper experiment, overwintered onions and shares how he developed his 30 acre farm business.
Kerry Taylor of Brookfield Farm shares how they manage a 500 member CSA, hires a weeding crew of local students and manage a long running farm in the community.
This episode comes to you from Hollis New Hampshire, where we visit with Trevor Hardy of Brookdale Fruit Farm and get a tour of his farm supplies business. This conversation takes you on a walking tour with Andy Chamberlin, Chris Callahan and Hans Estrin as we visit with Trevor and see what equipment he’s got… Read more: Brookdale Farm Supplies – A Tour with Trevor Hardy: EP5
In this episode we’re visiting with Justin Rich of Burnt Rock Farm where they grow 30 acres of vegetables in Huntington Vermont. This farm visit starts off quickly – literally. Since most of the fields at the home farm are in cover crop this season we jumped on the side by side for a stretched… Read more: Justin Rich – Burnt Rock Farm: EP2
In this episode we’re visiting with Jon Cohen of Deep Meadow Farm where they grow ~50acres of mixed vegetables on the Connecticut river in Ascutney Vermont. Our conversation starts off by the farm stand wanders towards the greenhouses before moving to the brassica field. Jon shares what he likes and dislikes about the wizard vacuum… Read more: Jon Cohen – Deep Meadow Farm: EP1
Today’s episode comes to you from Chittenden Vermont where we visit with Baird Farm. If you’ve heard of them you may recognize that they are NOT a diversified vegetable farm. They are a medium scale maple producer with about 15,000 taps. Vermont is known for its maple but what makes them unique is that 90%… Read more: Talking Sugaring with Jenna, Jacob and the Syrup Daddy at Baird Farm: EP42
Today’s Episode comes to you from Kingston New York where we visit with Bryn and Wes of Solid Ground Farm. They are growing on over a dozen acres, with 4 tunnels of mixed veg for their CSA. We start of the episode with a tour of their wash/pack, cooler, CSA Space and growing areas before… Read more: Farm Tour with Wes & Bryn of Solid Ground Farm: EP41
Today’s episode comes to you from Fletcher Vermont where we visit with Bob Lesnikoski of Vermont Cranberry Company. He is the one and only commercial cranberry grower in the state! We start off the episode with a tour of his packing barn where they sort and box up fresh cranberries, press juice, and bottle seltzer.… Read more: Visiting Vermont Cranberry Company: EP40
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont where we visit with Katie Rase Seward from Head Over Fields Farm. Katie Rose has been farming for 10 years and half of those are here on her home farm. She sells organic veg from about 5 acres in production with several high tunnels through a retail… Read more: Starting up a farm is tough. A visit with Katie Rose of Head Over Fields: EP39
Today’s episode comes to you from Shrewsbury Vermont where we visit with Jess and Connor of Stones Throw Farmstead. They are young farmers who are in their third season after moving to Vermont and focused on building up a 1 acre market garden to be part of the community and support the local farmers markets.… Read more: Visiting Stones Throw Farmstead: EP38
We visit with Ashley Loehr of Hurricane Flats Farm. With over 25 years farming experience, this is her 4th season on this farm. We talk about field prep, inter seeding, cover cropping, and weeds. We talk about vegetables, strawberries berries and high tunnels.
Today’s episode comes to you from Hyde Park, Vermont where we visit with Jeff Carpenter from Zack Woods Herb Farm. They grow medicinal herbs and have been doing so for 26 years. We start off with a look into his high tunnel where they grow their starts, discuss the construction of their batch dryer, check… Read more: Growing, Drying and Selling Medicinal Herbs with Jeff of Zack Woods Herb Farm: EP36
This episode visit with George van Vlaanderen of Does’ Leap Farm. He shares how they developed the farm from raw wooded land while raising children, goats and living in a yurt all at the same time over twenty years ago. He shares now how his grazing system has evolved using electronet fences to wireless collars and how he’s improving the biodiversity of his pastures using the Vermont Ripsower.
Today’s episode comes to you from Williamstown Vermont where we visit with Jon Wagner and Karin Bellemare of Bear Roots Farm and The Roots Farm Market. Together they’ve built up a 20 acre vegetable farm and local goods store in Central Vermont. Jon starts off by sharing how they got started in Long Island, and… Read more: Long Island Landscaper to 20 Acres of Vegetables with Jon & Karin of Bear Roots Farm: EP34
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,… Read more: 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 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… Read more: Enjoying Retirement While Still Living on the Farm with Dave Pierson of Pierson Farm: EP32
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… Read more: Increasing Acreage & Narrowing the Crop Mix with John Hirsch at Clearfield Farm: EP31
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,… Read more: Old Tractors with New Tools, New Barn & Commercial Kitchen at Four Corners Farm with Trip Shaw: EP30
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,… Read more: Kagan & Elise of Blackbird Organics: EP29
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.… Read more: Bob Gray of 4 Corners Farm: EP28
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… Read more: Spencer & Jake from The Farm Upstream: EP27
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… Read more: Completely Flooded 3 Times in 2 Seasons | Foote Brook Farm: EP25
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… Read more: Spencer Blackwell of Elmer Farm: EP24
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… Read more: Tim & Janet Taylor of Crossroad Farm : EP23
Today’s episode comes to you from Ely Vermont where we visit with Jake Guest of Killdeer Farm. Like many interviews we start with a tour around the farm where we visit his perfectly rectangular fields in sandy soil where he grows carrots and cilantro and spinach. Jake shares a bit about cover cropping, cultivation, and… Read more: Jake Guest – Killdeer Farm: EP22
In this episode we visit with Lisa McDougall of Mighty Food Farm with a tour through her seven greenhouses and glance at some of the equipment that she’s using to farm over 14 acres of vegetables. We then chat in the greenhouse and have a deeper conversation about how she got started farming and has run a business for over 18 years.
Today’s Episode comes to you from Danville Vermont where we visit with Jacob Mills of McDonald’s Farmstand.
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont, where we visit with Adam Hausmann and Jessica Sanford of Adam’s Berry Farm. Today’s visit is part 2. The previous episode was a farm tour and a field walk through the berry plants, high tunnels and barn. This episode shares the growing practices, farming history, and steps… Read more: Adam’s Berry Farm – Berry Farm Business Development : EP19
Today’s episode comes to you from Charlotte Vermont, where we visit with Adam Hausmann and Jessica Sanford of Adam’s Berry Farm. Our visit today will be split into two episodes, the first one, is a walking tour of his blueberry fields, and strawberry patches, and raspberry plantings. We step inside the high tunnels to look… Read more: Adam’s Berry Farm – Field Walk/Farm Tour : EP18
Today’s episode comes to you from Lancaster County Pennsylvania in a town called Lititz, where we visit John and Peter Shenk of Shenk’s Berry Farm. While their farm may not ring a bell, you may have seen these guys at a trade show or recognize their side business especially if you are into strawberries as they also run the company of Hillside Cultivator.
Today’s episode comes to you from Plainfield, New Hampshire where we visit with Pooh Sprague of Edgewater Farm. This episode is a bit of a ramble as a 50 year career in farming is expected to be! That being said in this episode Pooh Shares: Follow Edgewater Farm Website: https://www.edgewaterfarm.com/ Facebook Instagram: @edgewaterfarm Listen To… Read more: Pooh Sprague – Edgewater Farm: EP16
This episode comes to you from South Royalton Vermont Where we visit with Geo Honigford of Hurricane Flats Farm. He’s grown mixed vegetables, popcorn, and hay for 26 years. He also made the decision to sell his farm just a few years ago and pursue a different career path. I thought this was unique and… Read more: Geo Honigford – Hurricane Flats Farm: EP15
Today’s episode comes to you from Au Sable Forks New York where we visit with Becca Burke of The Meadow Farmstead. She’s managed a diversified vegetable farm and CSA for the last few years on the Vermont side of lake Champlain, but finally landed some growing space of her own over in New York. She… Read more: Becca Burke – The Meadow Farmstead: EP14
Today’s episode comes to you from Hyde Park Vermont where we meet with Ryan Demerast and Genica Breitenbeck. They run two businesses off of their farm of less than 3 acres. Ryan runs Naked Acre Farm, and Genica runs a gardening service business called Home Front Gardens. Together we sat down as they shared their winding paths… Read more: The Naked HomeFront – Ryan & Genica: EP13
This episode comes to you from Underhill Vermont where I interview Paul Chamberlin of Chamberlin’s Garden & Farm Market. This episode hits close to home, because it is home. This summer I took a rainy Saturday morning and sat down to interview my grandpa and capture a few of his favorite farm stories and some… Read more: Paul Chamberlin – Chamberlin’s Garden & Farm Market: EP12
This episode takes us all the way down to Mansfield Georgia where we visit with Monica and Russell of Love is Love Cooperative Farm. Myself and a few other colleges visited in October 2022 as part of a farm tour focused on wash/pack design and produce safety. This project is titled SCRUB, Sanitizing and Cleaning… Read more: Love is Love Cooperative Farm: EP11
Jack Manix of Walker Farm takes us on a tour of his 25 greenhouses, fields and tree farm where they’ve been operating a farm store and garden for over 50 years.
In this episode we take a ride in the tractor with Mark Fasching of Jericho Settlers Farm as he is incorporating a cover crop of winter rye using a speed disc. He explains how this piece of equipment works, and shares how he uses it to improve the soil health on their farm. Photos (Click… Read more: Speed Disking Rye with Mark Fasching: EP9
Harrison Bardwell of Bardwell Farm shares a tour of his greenhouses, discusses his early pepper experiment, overwintered onions and shares how he developed his 30 acre farm business.
Kerry Taylor of Brookfield Farm shares how they manage a 500 member CSA, hires a weeding crew of local students and manage a long running farm in the community.
This episode visits with three young farmers to check-in and see how their spring is going so far.
This episode comes to you from Hollis New Hampshire, where we visit with Trevor Hardy of Brookdale Fruit Farm and get a tour of his farm supplies business. This conversation takes you on a walking tour with Andy Chamberlin, Chris Callahan and Hans Estrin as we visit with Trevor and see what equipment he’s got… Read more: Brookdale Farm Supplies – A Tour with Trevor Hardy: EP5
In this episode we visit with Elizabeth Keen who shares the process of renovating her old dairy barn into a modern day wash/pack.
In this episode we visit with Mark & Christa of Jericho Settlers Farm to learn how their business has grown and evolved over their farming career.
In this episode we’re visiting with Justin Rich of Burnt Rock Farm where they grow 30 acres of vegetables in Huntington Vermont. This farm visit starts off quickly – literally. Since most of the fields at the home farm are in cover crop this season we jumped on the side by side for a stretched… Read more: Justin Rich – Burnt Rock Farm: EP2
In this episode we’re visiting with Jon Cohen of Deep Meadow Farm where they grow ~50acres of mixed vegetables on the Connecticut river in Ascutney Vermont. Our conversation starts off by the farm stand wanders towards the greenhouses before moving to the brassica field. Jon shares what he likes and dislikes about the wizard vacuum… Read more: Jon Cohen – Deep Meadow Farm: EP1