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Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community. This first podcast discusses our vision for the podcast and who we believe would benefit from listening. We hope you enjoy!

Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community. This second podcast introduces you to Stephanie and McKenzie (Mac). Stephanie shares with you her passion for homesteading and food preservation. Mac talks about her market farm and her love of growing vegetables. We also discuss some of the first few podcasts we plan on researching and producing.

Episode 3 looks at the American food budget and delves into what percentage small farmers are capturing. It seems that we are mostly looking for easy and convenient food making it difficult for the small farmers and producers to capture a larger share of the budget! Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community.

Episode 4 looks at the American food budget and delves into where people are spending their money when it comes to food. We will share how small of a percentage is going to fresh fruits and vegetables. Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community.

Episode 5 is looking at what is happening around the country in farming news. There is always a lot happening in food news. We delve into some of the news we have been hearing from other podcasters and YouTubers. Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community.

Episode 6 is looking at what is happening around the world in farming news. There is always a lot happening in food news. We delve into some of the news we have been hearing from other podcasters and YouTubers. Book we talked about in the podcast: Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry by Austin Frerick Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community.

Episode 7 takes a look at what it would take for small farms to feed 100 people. This is part 1 where we cover how much land would be required to feed 100 people. Join us next week as we discuss some of the logistics. Farming for 100 is a podcast about local food systems and how we can encourage more people to be interested in small scale production, providing for their local communities, and building more resilient communities. The obstacles to small scale farming and production can be overwhelming for the small producer. Join us as we begin to navigate the possibilities for communities to support local food systems and for farms to develop cooperatives for serving their local community.