In this episode, I talk with Jacob Chase of Chase the Dream Farm in Vermont. Jacob and his wife have a 52 acre farm where they raise pigs and chickens to provide food for their family and their on-farm preschool. The opportunity to provide clean, healthy food is a key part of their preschool business model and proves to be a great educational opportunity for the children as well. If you would like to know more about their farm, check them out on facebook at Chase the Dream Farm.

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In this episode, I talk with Jake Moore of Moore Meats. Jake has developed an incredible direct to consumer farm business specializing in Wagyu beef at his farm in eastern Pennsylvania. Recently, he has ventured into pasture pork with the same intent for high quality products. Jake talks about his efforts bringing the Iberico hogs and how they have fared so far on his farm. To learn more about him, visit mooremeats.com.

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In this episode, I talk with Shane Pilgrim of Hardwood Hills. Shane and his young family are farming on 3 acres of dense woods in Nova Scotia. Shane talks aboot the challenges they have faced with clearing land, fencing the pig paddocks, and struggling with a drought in their first season. If you want to know more about their farm, check them out on instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/hardwoodhills/

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In this episode, I talk with Dyron and Kelley Brodbeck of Waymaker Farms in central Texas. They have a 142 acre ranch that includes beef and Berkshire pork. We discuss how they were able to get their sales operation up and running quickly by working with local catering and wineries to introduce their products to a variety of customers.

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In this episode, I talk with Kirstin Bordner of Mouse Creek Farm in central Pennsylvania. Kirstin has been working her 44 acres for over 40 year but started raising pigs on pasture just 8 years ago. Her foray into pasture pigs now has her running a 10 sow registered IPP breeding operation. For more information about her farm, check her out on facebook here.

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In this episode, I talk with Jason Storey of Storey Family Farms. Jason and his family were able to buy a 25 acre farm in South Central Iowa that they had been renting a portion of for over 3 years. This old farm had the remnants of a confinement operation including a 1/4 acre concrete pad. Jason uses that pad as the hub on his wagon wheel pasture setup for his breed stock.

You can find them on here on facebook.

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In this episode, I talk with Wyatt Reader. Wyatt has a 14 acre farm in West Central Manitoba, Canada. This his first year raising pigs and he has faced some challenges with his first round of farrowing and finishing. Wyatt shares with me his goals for expanding his pastured operation and other elements of his farm.

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This episode crosses a new boundary for us! This is our first interview with a producer in Europe. In this episode, I talk with Tom Leimar who is farming with his wife on 16 acres of land in Sweden. It was very interesting to get his take on pasturing pigs in Sweden and hearing about the subtle differences.

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