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Talking Sugaring with Jenna, Jacob and the Syrup Daddy at Baird Farm: EP42
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%…
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Visiting Vermont Cranberry Company: EP40
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.…
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Field Walk – Produce and Popcorn with Ashley at Hurricane Flats Farm: EP37
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Fenceless Goat Grazing at Does Leap Farm: EP35
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…
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Enjoying Retirement While Still Living on the Farm with Dave Pierson of Pierson Farm: EP32
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Lisa MacDougall of Mighty Food Farm: EP21
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…
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Jacob Mills of McDonald’s Farmstand: EP20
