Farming

EP 007 - Mary Berry of The Berry Center

EP 007 - Mary Berry of The Berry Center

Interview and Photos by Zach Kaiser

Our guest today, Mary Berry, is continuing the work and stewardship that her father exclaimed in that book over forty years ago. Working at the Berry Center, located in her hometown of New Castle, in Henry County Kentucky, Mary is spending her time farming, advocating for farmers, building more resilient communities, and creating economies for the farming population living there. I sat down with her in the Spring of 2017, while traveling west through the rolling hills of Kentucky. Join us at the table, this is Mary Berry, of The Berry Center in New Castle, Kentucky.

EP 005 - Jack Algiere of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

EP 005 - Jack Algiere of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Photos and Interview by Zach Kaiser

The act of sustainable agriculture and organic farming is still considered by many as practice on the fringes. Farming is hitting a critical pressure point. Jack Algiere is working hard at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture to help build resourceful, passionate, and thoughtful farmers. Jack fell in love with farming in the early 90s and never looked back.

EP 004 - Taylor Cocalis Suarez of Good Food Jobs & Suarez Family Brewery

EP 004 - Taylor Cocalis Suarez of Good Food Jobs & Suarez Family Brewery

Photos and interview by Zach Kaiser

Taylor is a powerful energetic figure that captures the energy around her and shares that with others in the form of enthusiasm. Today, Taylor runs the business side of the Suarez Family Brewery located in Livingston, New York, but is also one of the founders of Good Food Jobs, a platform that provides job listings focused on genuine food related opportunities. Her journey as a food citizen can teach us a lot about ourselves, and her enthusiasm for understanding how people embrace food in their lives is inspiring.

EP 002 - Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm and Ploughman Cider

EP 002 - Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm and Ploughman Cider

Photos and Interview by Zach Kaiser

Today, we are going to talk about the apple. Adams County, Pennsylvania is the fifth largest county for apple production in the United States. It is home to apple growers, processors, and cider makers of all sizes. Nobody's hand is more on the pulse of this community than Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm. His family has been farming the land in Adams County since 1901 and has seen the apple industry grow from its nascent beginnings into a burgeoning industry. 

EP 001 - Adam Dellinger of Sunny Brae Hops

EP 001 - Adam Dellinger of Sunny Brae Hops

Photos and Interview by Zach Kaiser

Our journey with this podcast begins with Adam Dellinger. On his five acres farm, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Adam has begun growing hops for breweries throughout Pennsylvania. He carefully straddles between the world of farming and the world of brewing bringing both of these communities together centered around full-flavored PA grown hops.