This conversation is with Julie and Dan Perkins of Perkins’ Good Earth Farm in DeMotte, Indiana, up in the northwestern part of the state. They have a CSA and sell at the local market. They make a full-time living selling vegetables to their neighbors, which is one of the things they talk about in this interview. They could make more money selling their vegetables up in Chicago, but they’ve decided feeding their community is more important. You’ll hear about that, about their systematic
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approach to making sure they have family time AND farm time, and their all-important farm slogan. They spoke with Andrew Raridon, a professor of food studies and outgoing board member of HYFC.
about 1 year ago