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e.51: Building a Farm Cooperative to Thrive
FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers
e.51: Building a Farm Cooperative to Thrive
FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Friend of the show and past guest Dan Brisebois is back to share his insights about Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm in Quebec. Dan was a founding member and, with his colleagues, has built a thriving farm using careful planning, great communication, and lots of hard work. Dan explains how it all started, what the farm produces, and how the farm makes decisions. He also talks about some of the benefits he has enjoyed under this model, chief among them being a great work-life balance.
Dan blogs about seed production here.
The book he co-wrote on crop planning, a great one, is here.
Dan blogs about seed production here.
The book he co-wrote on crop planning, a great one, is here.
Released:
May 29, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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