Pasture-Raised Podcast

A show about farming regeneratively, wisely, and profitably, on pasture: The ins and outs of the craft of grassland management, farm business, marketing, animal husbandry, and the changing nature of agriculture and rural life.

023. 4 Enterprises, 3 Kingdoms, 2 Families, 1 Farm 12/31/2021

023. 4 Enterprises, 3 Kingdoms, 2 Families, 1 Farm For the past decade, two families have settled on a rolling 120 acre property in Henry County, KY under the name “Valley Spirit Farm”. We discuss their unique partnership, the ways they’ve integrated their pork and beef with mushrooms and vegetables, plus marketing, business structure, and much more. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/21642698

022 Farm Marketing with Ginger Shields 03/02/2021

022 Farm Marketing with Ginger Shields Ginger shields of Pastured Life Farm joined me to discuss her extensive knowledge and experience in farm marketing. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/18164825

21. Ginger Shields on our farms' most important product: future adult humans 03/02/2021

21. Ginger Shields on our farms' most important product: future adult humans When done thoughtfully, farms provide a great context for raising kids; especially when education is seen as life-long, and as wide as the world around us. Dave and Ginger rely on their children to run their successful farm business with them. And they rely on their farm to provide the context for learning about the world around them: how to work and learn, or at least to fan the flames of the curiosity we are all born with. Look for Episode 22 to see our discussion on farm marketing. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/18158309

20. Joelle Wood: Striking out on your own: growing, marketing, processing, and skilling up. 01/28/2021

20. Joelle Wood: Striking out on your own: growing, marketing, processing, and skilling up. I talked to Joelle Wood about her path towards guiding her farm as she took on a lot in 2020, feeding her community and seizing on great opportunities to grow her farm; all while holding to her aspirational values. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/17721599

019 The Post-Permaculture Pig Farmer -Cliff Davis 10/30/2020

019 The Post-Permaculture Pig Farmer -Cliff Davis Cliff Davis spent much of his adult life, and became known across the region as a permaculture educator. But in this episode we talk about his new act: farming and breeding pigs, and selling food to his community in central Tennessee. This episode explores much of this transition, as well as going deep into Cliff's business, hog genetics, and the application of his principles to his livelihood on his particular piece of land. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/16609124

18 A Farmer, A Butcher, and A USDA Compliance Officer walk into a bar... 10/19/2020

18 A Farmer, A Butcher, and A USDA Compliance Officer walk into a bar... After Jesse sharing on episode 17, Matthew joins the conversation to share about the ins and outs of their operation; but especially hiring and managing employees, and navigating USDA inspected slaughter and processing with both poultry and mammals. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/16456343

17 Growing/Processing/Selling/Staffing a farm with Jesie Lawrence 10/09/2020

17 Growing/Processing/Selling/Staffing a farm with Jesie Lawrence Part 1 of 2 with the Marble Creek Farmstead Team: I had the pleasure of speaking with Jesie and Matthew Lawrence about the many sides of their diverse business, including farming, marketing, selling, and processing on a growing farm. In this episode Jesie helped me wrap my brain around all they do, their infrastructure, staff, and the ways they get their products to their customers. Check them out at the links below! /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/16335650

016 Mid-Season Check up! 09/20/2020

016 Mid-Season Check up! I asked some of our past guests to share their answers to seven questions, so that we could hear some unique perspectives on how different farms and farmers across the country are faring during the wild year that is 2020. Joe Koopsen, Jordan Green, and Ben Grimes all shared their answers to my questions. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/16084004

015 Marketing, Distribution, and Partnerships for Efficient and Successful Farm Business with Curtis Brown 08/21/2020

015 Marketing, Distribution, and Partnerships for Efficient and Successful Farm Business with Curtis Brown Curtis Brown is back for part two of our interview, where we talk all about how he has, and will continue to, get his meat into his customers' hands. We talk CSA logistics, marketing ideas, and streamlining through a cooperative distribution network. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/15701246

014 Regenerating the Northern Plains with Curtis Brown 08/03/2020

014 Regenerating the Northern Plains with Curtis Brown Part one of Two: /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/15461105

013 Changing times, changing farms 05/18/2020

013 Changing times, changing farms An episode recoded in April of 2020 on how Charlie and his wife Kerissa are adapting and growing into the Covid 19 pandemic. Thanks to Charlie for this wide-ranging discussion touching on all aspects of his farm and business. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/14461550

012.5 An Update from Ramble Creek 05/18/2020

012.5 An Update from Ramble Creek Josh Carnes updates us on what's happened since the beginning of the pandemic and lockdown /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/14461250

012 Going all-in! Taking over, scaling up, and selling to The Big City: Josh Carnes of Ramble Creek Farm 04/13/2020

012 Going all-in! Taking over, scaling up, and selling to The Big City: Josh Carnes of Ramble Creek Farm Many first generation farmers start on family land, or from scratch in their home region, making a go of it nearby to, and selling into their own community. Well Josh started Ramble Creek Farm by moving across the country, purchasing an existing farm with infrastructure and market access, and built his business quickly from there. We get into a diverse array of details on how he's solved problems in production and marketing in his unique context. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13966160

011 Delivering the Goods in a Crisis: Mark Brady of Timberfeast 03/30/2020

011 Delivering the Goods in a Crisis: Mark Brady of Timberfeast Mark Brady and I discuss the ins and outs of what our farms are doing to cope and thrive in these trying times, when it seems like everything is changing. The final answers to all the problems aren't here. But real-time problem solving and thinking is! /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13760174

010 Covid Cast: What happened, why, and what will happen to our farm businesses, industry, customers, and plans? 03/25/2020

010 Covid Cast: What happened, why, and what will happen to our farm businesses, industry, customers, and plans? 3/23/20: A journal of what happened in the past two weeks: How our farm is adapting, capitalizing on opportunity, feeding our community, and looking towards the future to try to make wise choices about how to make sure we can keep on farming and meeting the needs of our community now and into the future. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13691285

009 Pastured Poultry's Young Gun: Joe Koopsen of Joe's Farm 03/23/2020

009 Pastured Poultry's Young Gun: Joe Koopsen of Joe's Farm Joe Koopsen has been farming since the age of 15 in Southern Michigan. His egg and broiler business have taken off in the decade since -and now he supports a young family through the production of broilers, eggs, brooded broiler chicks, and turkeys. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13660097

008 Bonus: Nerding out about a time before time with Peter Allen 03/10/2020

008 Bonus: Nerding out about a time before time with Peter Allen Going way off topic with Peter Allen! /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13483343

007 The business of being a regenerative keystone species: Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm 03/09/2020

007 The business of being a regenerative keystone species: Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm Grazing, business, and all the other parts and pieces of profitable land regeneration. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13472111

006 Pastured Poultry Farming AND Processing and Business with Ben Grimes 02/29/2020

006 Pastured Poultry Farming AND Processing and Business with Ben Grimes The ins and outs of Ben's two businesses: Farming and processing poultry, from pasture to freezer. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13353842

005 Nick Stolberg: Pasture Farming in Haiti on a mission 02/24/2020

005 Nick Stolberg: Pasture Farming in Haiti on a mission A farmer meeting goals that stretch beyond the bounds of his farm and his family in Northern Haiti. A great episode all about farming pigs and chickens and cattle on pasture, but with a vision for providing employment and hope for their neighbors /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13275182

004 Re-cAPPPA with Ben Grimes 02/17/2020

004 Re-cAPPPA with Ben Grimes In this episode Ben Grimes and I break down the APPPA 2020 conference in Jacksonville held in January. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13137443

003 Jordan Green 02/11/2020

003 Jordan Green Jordan Green of J and L Green Farm, and the Farm Builder YouTube channel. With his wife, Laura, Jordan raises and sells weaned pigs, pork, beef, chicken, and turkey in Edinburgh, Virginia. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13107356

002 Dave Shields of Pastured Life Farm 02/08/2020

002 Dave Shields of Pastured Life Farm Dave Shields of Pastured Life Farm joined me for a wonderful discussion of why and how he farms on pasture with his family in rural North Florida. We talked about the passions that drive him and the nitty gritty details of each of his enterprises. /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13066643

001 Welcome to the Pasture Raised Podcast 02/05/2020

001 Welcome to the Pasture Raised Podcast What to expect from the Pasture Raised Podcast /episode/index/show/pastureraised/id/13025885

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