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It’s Time To Rethink What Farming Can Be

I came across an article this week about “reimagining farming as an innovative career path” and it hit me in two very di...

Local Food Can’t Thrive in an Industrial System

Everywhere you look, there are organizations trying to get local food to people. Hundreds of thousands of them. Maybe...

Something’s Not Right

In 2018, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Stage 4. They told me it was “incurable.”Somehow, I’m still here....

Why Grocery Store Turkey Prices Jumped 40% This Thanksgiving

It feels like everything costs more these days, and Thanksgiving dinner is no exception. This year, the turkey alone is...

My Interview with David Cooper for FARMpreneurs

A few months ago, a friend sent me a link to something called the FARMpreneurs program. It looked interesting... a week-...

Could Local Really Be The Future of Food?

Every few years, a new “food trend” takes center stage. Organic. Keto. Plant-based. Meal kits. But underneath all the no...

Soil Health = Plant Health = Human Health

I want to tell you about a farm that inspires me: **Doudlah Farms** in Wisconsin. Mark Doudlah is a sixth-generation far...

How We’re Using AI at Kakadoodle (And What It Might Mean for Local Food)

The other day I was sitting with a friend who doesn’t use AI at all. Naturally, the topic came up. Doesn’t it in almost...

Growing at the Pace of Our Customers

Today I had a conversation with Olivia. She was introduced to me through [The Conservation Fund](https://www.conservatio...

Using Dehydrated Sourdough Starter

If you’ve been curious about making sourdough at home, the good news is you don’t have to grow a starter from scratch. T...

The Surprising Truth About Flour (And Why It Matters for Your Family)

Somehow, I ended up on a farm trying to build an online farmers market. This is all brand new to us. Neither MariKate or...

The Egg Bite Strategy: How a Simple Idea Could Change Everything for Kakadoodle

If you’ve been following along with us on social media, you know we’ve been having a lot of fun with our newest experime...

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