In this episode, I talk to Stephen Ciancioso who’s in his first few years of market gardening in Hawaii. He reflects on how he got to where he is now, what advice he has for beginning farmers based on his experience, and how leasing not owning the land he’s growing on has been essential for......
Brandt and Erica Parker are a couple of years into their farming journey. They grow on a quarter of an acre in Missouri and focus on lettuce and salad greens. Brandt talks to Michael about what they’ve learned so far and what advice they have for farmers just starting out. In This Episode: >> Weed......
In This Episode: Michael dives into how he got started in farming and how he built Kilpatrick Family Farm to over 20 employees and 500k in annual sales. We also dive deep into what happened to the farm after they decided to step away in 2015. We discuss how building a team was essential for......
In This Episode: >> How Tom got started with seed saving and grew his hobby into a business >> How growing seeds is different from market gardening >> How he built an effective team and empowers employees with responsibility and ownership >> Tom’s thoughts about the state of the organic seed industry Quotes from the......