Plain Values Podcast

Today’s episode is with our dear friend Steve Axtell. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com . Steve Axtell is the founder of Axtell Expressions, a world-renowned puppet and animatronics company whose creations are used by performers in more than 80 countries.  From Disney and Universal to Broadway, Ripley’s, schools, and churches, his characters have delighted audiences everywhe...

Today’s episode is with our dear friend David Stelzer. Learn more about Plain Values at https://www.plainvalues.com . David Stelzer is the founder and CEO of the now legendary Azure Standard. He started farming as a teenager in the 1970s (!) and that passion for real food has never stopped since. He’s a man on a mission, and his story is fascinating . Welcome to the Plain Values Podcast , please m...

Today’s episode is with our dear friend Joel Salatin. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com . How do you describe a man like Joel Salatin? He’s been an absolute force of nature on the public scene for more than 45 years.  Farmer, innovator, thinker, speaker, frontline leader, Christian, humble, father, friend, debater, writer, all around amazing man. It has been an honor and a joy t...

Today’s episode is with our dear friend Tristan Griffin. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com . Tristan began a beautiful project with his daughter's future in mind.  He and his wife moved the family from Texas (leaving his career in law) and started up Farming with Friends .  Farming with Friends provides meaningful work for a small team of young men with special needs, not to men...

Today’s episode is with our dear friends from just down the road, Dale Cramer and John Schmid. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com . I was introduced to Dale Cramer through an old family friend, John, and the tale he told was one I couldn't let lie. A young Amish man running away from home, joining the Army and lying about his name, age… nearly everything, and the marvelous reconc...

Today’s episode is with our dear friends from just down the road, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com . Shawn and Beth bring light everywhere they go.  Today, they join us in an incredible conversation about homesteading, family, tragedy, and living a life on terms dictated by our heavenly Father. This conversation encapsulates what we hope to do here wit...