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Episode 185: Green Mountain Girls Farm

Episode 185: Green Mountain Girls Farm

FromThe Farm Report


Episode 185: Green Mountain Girls Farm

FromThe Farm Report

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks talks with Mari Omland of Green Mountain Girls Farm about the resurgence of agritourism. Hear why Mari left her work in conservation non-profits in Washington, D.C. for her native Vermont to begin farming. Hear why Mari believes that experiences on farms are just as important as the food they produce. Find out how Green Mountain Girls Farm provides educational visits, and hopes to reinvigorate the farming community. How does Green Mountain Girls Farm fit into the Vermont farming heritage? Find out how the Vermont farming community has supported upstarts like Green Mountain Girls Farm through extension programs and more! Eat. Stay. Farm. Todays program has been sponsored by Tabard Inn. Music has been provided by Shadowbox. My greatest optimism relates to the amount of people who seek significant things from farms. [9:50] Theres something healing that comes from being around things that are growing... the food interest is just the tip of the iceberg; we want to eat the view, as well. [11:00] -- Mari Omland on The Farm Report
Released:
Oct 10, 2013
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.