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...

Why We’re Not Delivering Fall Decor This Year (Even Though It’s Tempting)

This week I was out picking up a load of corn stalks and straw bales for the fall. For the past couple of years, we’ve d...

Egg Labels: From Cage-Free to Regenerative

A few years ago, before we moved onto a farm and started this crazy adventure of trying to get chemical-free food to peo...

Why Most Local Food Startups Fail

We’ve watched a lot of companies with similar ideas crash and burn. Good ideas. Talented teams. Millions raised. Still,...