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Episode 263: Goatober

Episode 263: Goatober

FromThe Farm Report


Episode 263: Goatober

FromThe Farm Report

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Its Goatober and Erin Fairbanks is celebrating with an in-depth chat with Mark Baustian of West Hill Farm who raises Boer goats for meat.  Mark shares his passion for bringing goat to the domestic meat market and divulges how he and his wife became goat farmers.  He also points out that while most people think milk and cheese when they think of goat farms, goat is actually the most widely consumed meat in the world. Conversation evolves from supplying NYC halal carts to the globalization of food production and what Mark sees in the foreseeable future for goat.  Stay tuned for the tail end of the show for the EscapeMaker.com segment featuring Beth Linskey of Beths Farm Kitchen Jams and Preserves. andnbsp; More and more, were finding that if we can put goat meat in front of people they like it. [33:00] Im not predicting that goat will ever replace pork or beef, but there is a lot of scope for it to grow. [35:00] --Mark Baustian on The Farm Report andnbsp;
Released:
Oct 8, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Farm Report is a show about the people, processes, and policies that shape how food is produced today. From the latest agricultural innovations to the day-to-day challenges of running a viable business growing vegetables and grazing cattle, host Lisa Elaine Held engages in conversations with farmers and farmworkers and the people who work alongside them—like chefs, researchers, activists, and investors. Expect from-the-field insights paired with real-world context as guests explore how producing fresh, delicious food relates to environmental and community sustainability, equality and justice, politics and policy, and better health.