020: Pete Johnson Talks Large-Scale Vegetables in Vermont
Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard
English - June 25, 2015 08:30 - 1 hour - 114 MB - ★★★★★ - 327 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness local pitchfork agriculture blanchard chris entrepreneur entrepreneurial farming hightunnel hoophouse Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Pete Johnson of Pete’s Greens farms ninety acres of vegetables – with three under cover, and an additional 130 acres in hay and cover crops, in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, with sales through a CSA and farm stores, as well as through wholesale markets. Pete shares his strategies for extending the season with roots and greens storage, in addition to winter growing. We also get into Pete’s efforts to develop new weed control strategies on his large-scale farm to help mitigate risk with a changing climate, managing employees and projects, and scaling equipment for your operation.