Farms for Tomorrow

Corn breeder and researcher Walter Goldstein traces the long arc of corn’s evolution, from its Indigenous origins to modern breeding challenges. The post s04e02 – Walter Goldstein – The American Story of Corn appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Lifelong seed-saving advocate Bill McDorman discusses the centralization of the seed industry, its impact on biodiversity, and the loss of traditional seed-saving practices. The post s04e01 – Bill McDorman – Why We Should All Save Seeds appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality. The post s03e04 – Jon Frank – Building Plants Cell by Cell appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality. The post s03e01b – Joe Scrimger – Nitrogen, Water, and the Farm appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality. The post s03e03 – Sally Witkowski – Food as Medicine appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Organic grower Jim Koan reflects on the mindset needed to succeed with perennial crops like apples that require longer-term investments of labor and capital. The post s03e02 – Jim Koan – Almar Orchards appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality. The post s03e01 – Joe Scrimger – Nitrogen, Water, and the Farm appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

A Hospital Farm is Part of the Cure Episode 5: Amanda Sweetman:The Farm at Trinity Health Cultivating a Healthy Community Amanda Sweetman describes how a small farm on the hospital campus of Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor is having a big impact on food, medicine, community health, and local agriculture. Cultivating relationships (in […] The post s02e05 – The Farm at Trinity Health Ann A...

Game Changer for Local Food Economy Episode 4: Kathy Sample & Bill Brinkerhoff: Argus Farm Stop Next Generation Farmers Market With a mission to support local farmers, Argus Farm Stop is a brick-and-mortar food retailer selling 100% locally produced food. Launched in 2014 by Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff, today Argus works with over 200 […] The post s02e04 – Argus Farm Stop appeared first on F...

When an exceptional piece of farmland became available in Scio Township, Michigan, longtime land conservation specialist Barry Lonik and township officials found a way to protect it through an innovative “Buy-Protect-Sell” transaction strategy. Barry details the synchronicities and forward-thinking community leadership that made it possible. The post S02e03 – Barry Lonik – Buy-Protect-Sell + Leade...

Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe speaks to the practices that he and his farm partners have used to maintain the integrity and viability of small farm operations in their community. The post S02e02 – Eric Kampe – Green Things Farm Collective appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe shares experiences and perspectives on launching a small farm enterprise with a focus on both personal values and farm economics. The post S02e01 – Eric Kampe – Green Things Farm Collective appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Wali Via of Winter Green Farm in Oregon shares about farm leadership succession in the context of an LLC. The older farmers wanted to take a step back while ensuring the continuity of their successful land stewardship practices, and to remain in residence on site. The subdivision and sale of the larger business enabled stakeholders to balance economic benefits and responsibilities through contract...

Bob Bower describes the challenges and strategies of a community coming together to assist in the farm succession process at Angelic Organics farm in Illinois, where he worked from 1995-2010. A nonprofit organization emerged as a vehicle for community engagement that supported the longtime farmer through leadership transition. The post S01Ep10 – Bob Bower – Angelic Organics appeared first on Farms...

John Bloom of the Yggdrasil Land Foundation talks about the role of the foundation in assisting the leadership transition on Krusen Grass Farm, located in Southeast Wisconsin. The foundation had a hand in supporting the farmer in finding a successor, provided financial backing, and helped integrate the operation into the local economy and larger community. The post S01Ep09 – John Bloom – Krusen Gr...

This segment describes how farmers stabilized day-to-day farm operations at Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch through direct marketing and community involvement, and how the separation of land ownership from farm operations helps protect the land in the long term. The post S01Ep08P2 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Bob Wills and John Thomson share the story of how shared vision, individual personalities and emerging circumstances combined to form the land ownership and farm management model currently in place at the Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Community Farms Co-op. The post S01Ep08P1 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Bob Wills and John Thomson discuss how Tablehurst Farm was revitalized through a reorganization process that included transfer of land ownership to a trust and the onboarding of new, community-focused leadership for farm operations under a cooperative business entity. The post S01Ep08 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Beginning with a discussion about how the scale of a farm enterprise impacts both its sense of community and economic viability, David Junghans then connects individual farms to big-picture questions about the emerging role of farms as centers for education and social change. The post S01Ep07P2 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

David Junghans describes how he became managing director of Tablehurst Farm and shares advice for other young people interested in farming. The discussion also explores the critical role of intention in maintaining a farm’s integrity in farming practice, land ownership issues, and the farm’s relationship with the community. The post S01Ep07P1 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op...

Farmer David Junghans shares about the importance of building a unified vision and how people's desire for quality food drives success on a community farm. “The word is agriculture and not agribusiness,” Junghans says. Consequently, the ethos of culture and care needs to be part of all decision-making on the farm. The post S01Ep07 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared fi...

A look at the current state and future of farming, and how shifting public sentiment, government regulation and market forces are shaping agriculture for consumers, farmers, farmland and animals. Explores farms as models and centers for learning and community. The post S01Ep06P2 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .

Peter Brown describes how Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Co-operative Farms evolved into viable enterprises through a community-driven model, why a shared vision is essential to the success of these farms, and why subsidization of the industrial model requires farms like this to seek other ways to capitalize their businesses. The post S01Ep06P1 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appea...

Longtime farmer Peter Brown describes the evolution of the management and ownership structure of Tablehurst & Plaw Hatch Community Farm Cooperative to create sustainable farm operations. Includes a discussion of how larger political and economic realities require such farms to generate multiple kinds of value for their communities. The post S01Ep06 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co...

Chris Marshall describes why community is essential in sustainable agricultural enterprise and land stewardship and outlines the organizational structure that Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Cooperative Farms have used to safeguard the land while supporting farm operations. The post S01Ep05 – Chris Marshall – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op appeared first on Farms For Tomorrow .