Tag Archives: The Ruminant

Farmer Podcast Club: e.87: Insights on Leasing Farmland

Posted by Lilli Klamke on October 15, 2019

Enjoy listening to your weekly Farmer Podcast Club episode. e.87: Insights on Leasing Farmland- The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers Released July 14, 2016 This ep: I’ve spliced together the best clips from a couple of webinars about leasing farmland. One was given by me, your host; the other by Blake Hall of Prairie Gold Pastured Meats. The webinars were produced by Farmstart, and can be found here. Some useful docs: Blake Hall’s Farm Services Agreement Blake Hall’s Scope of Work Agreement Young Agrarians Land Access Guide Listen to the full episode: http://www.theruminant.ca/blog/2016/7/14/e87-insights-on-leasing-farmland Subscribe … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: e.87: Insights on Leasing Farmland →

The Ruminant Podcast: improving your relationship with chefs, part 1 of 2

Posted by Jordan Marr on January 07, 2015

The Ruminant podcast has just launched its 2015 season with part one of host Jorda Marr’s conversation with Okanagan chefs Dana Ewart and Cameron Smith, who provide advice for farmers who want to develop or improve relationshiops with restaurant customers. Listen here.

A Delicious Helping of Audio for Aspiring Farmers and Apprentices

Posted by Jordan Marr on February 05, 2014

This post: part one of Farmer-Podcaster Jordan Marr’s conversation with organic Market Gardener Heather Stretch, in which the pair talk starting your farm the right way, and structuring a good apprenticeship.

Interested In Seed Production? Dan Brisebois in Conversation

Posted by Jordan Marr on February 15, 2013

The latest two episodes of The Ruminant Podcast (available on the iTunes store and here) feature a conversation with Dan Brisebois, a young farmer with the Tournesol Farm Cooperative near Montreal, Quebec. Part one deals with the basics of getting started in veggie seed production, with an emphasis on how to incorporate seed production into an extant fresh veggie operation. In part two, Dan gives advice on how to find buyers for your seed and shares some resources for seed producers. Dan is very knowledgeable and articulate, so would-be seed producers should check it out!

Essay: A Fairy Tale Retold (or: the challenges of leasing farmland)

Posted by Jordan Marr on December 11, 2012 3 Comments

My partner Vanessa and I (and that’s partner in both the professional sense and the hubba-hubba one) do not own the land we’re farming. We’re on a lease at The Homestead, an organic farm in Peachland that has been under the care of Joe and Jess Klein for nearly 30 years. That we would start out our farming careers on leased land was inevitable. Much of BC’s best farmland is also coveted real estate. And so, land prices being what they are (Keith Richards high), and returns on farming being what they are (Barry White low), the die is cast … Continue reading Essay: A Fairy Tale Retold (or: the challenges of leasing farmland) →