154: Richard Wiswall of Cate Farm on Managing for Profits and Quality of Life
Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard
English - January 18, 2018 09:30 - 1 hour - 93.2 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
Today’s show is a repeat of an episode I recorded in the spring of 2015 with Richard Wiswall Cate Farm in Plainfield, Vermont. Cate Farm has sold produce through a CSA, farmers markets, and wholesale accounts, and has been in business since 1981. Richard is also well known for his excellent book, the Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook. We take a hard look at the business side of vegetable farming, with some quick pointers for how you can start to understand the cost of production and marketing on your farm to inform better decision-making on your farm. We also take a look at framing both big-picture and day-to-day decisions on your farm.
Perennial support for the Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously provided by Vermont Compost Company and BCS America.
Pictures, show links, and more at farmertofarmerpodcast.com/episodes/wiswall2.