Pasture-Raised Podcast

For the past decade, two families have settled on a rolling 120 acre property in Henry County, KY under the name "Valley Spirit Farm". Together the the Fiechters and Monroes have partnered in the care of the land, and the building of a business that sustains their way of life.

In this conversation 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.

Valley Spirit Farm

Ginger shields of Pastured Life Farm joined me to discuss her extensive knowledge and experience in farm marketing.

Ginger's Links:

pasturedlifefarm.com

When done thoughtfully, farms can provide a great context for raising kids; especially when education is seen as life-long, and as wide as the real 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.

This episode is part one of two from a great interview I did with Ginger. Look for Episode 22 to see our discussion on farm marketing.

Ginger's Links:

pasturedlifefarm.com

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.

Cliff Davis spent much of his adult life, and became known across the region as a permaculture educator, helping people learn how to apply ecological literacy and system thinking to their footprint on the land. 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.

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