Ep 12 - The 22nd Floor
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Covid-19 has us back together discussing how this has affected us as a family, as farmers, and as an industry as a whole.
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Ep 11 - Curriculum is hard to say
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In today’s episode, we talk with Clare Peltzer another Nuffield scholar we both have had the pleasure of hosting at our farm last fall.
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Ep 10 - A Bigger Pie
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In this episode, Mark interviews Richard Heath, a former Nuffield scholar who works as Executive Director of Australia Farm Institute. A timely conversation that also touched on Covid-19 and the effects on agriculture, and where there may be some gaps in us relying heavily on a just-in-time delivery mechanism.
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Ep 9 - The Royal Brownie
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We had the good fortune of sitting down with Corrigan Sowman, a dairy farmer who along with his family, run Uruwhenua Farms Ltd in beautiful Golden Bay.
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Ep 8 - Hither & Yon
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Mark got to visit our good friend Richard Leask from McLaren Vale who runs Leask Agri and along with his brother Malcolm, Hither & Yon.
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Ep 7 - Disruptors from Down Under
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In this episode we head down under... that's right.
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Ep 6 - OK Boomer...
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Today, we sat down with our kids. Living with a couple GenZ's can be pretty rewarding, humbling and eye-opening... IF WE LISTEN TO THEM!
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Ep 5 - Why Mexicans don't drink Molson
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In this episode, we head to Guelph Ontario to sit with a friend and mentor Larry Martin.
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Ep 4 - Everyone starts at zero
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Can digital marketing be a gamechanger for your business?
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Ep 3 - Chasing Unicorns
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In this episode, we head to Moosomin, Saskatchewan to have a conversation with one of Mark’s favourite farmers.
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Mark got to visit our good friend Richard Leask from McLaren Vale who runs Leask Agri and along with his brother Malcolm, Hither & Yon.
Richard discusses their unique vineyard incorporating innovative soil management practices for a more holistic grape growing system. Mimicking this same circular mentality, they also have a storefront "cellar door" that very much is an extension of the farm, families, and grapes behind their label Hither & Yon.
As always, we look for a take-home message...
Richard reminded us of the importance of being self-aware enough to call yourself out when there is potential of a better way of doing things and committing to making the changes required even when change seems unpopular.