Lisa MacDougall of Mighty Food Farm: EP21

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Today’s episode comes to you from Shaftsbury Vermont, where we visit with Lisa McDougall of Mighty Food Farm. We start off the episode with a tour through her seven greenhouses and glance at some of the equipment that she’s using to farm over 14 acres of vegetables. We then pull up a stool in the greenhouse and have a deeper conversation about how she got started farming, And what she’s done to maintain employees and customers and run a business for over 18 years.

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1. Lisa MacDougall of Mighty Food Farm: EP21 (00:00:00)

2. Water Wheel Transplanter (00:04:10)

3. Heat in high tunnels (00:12:14)

4. Equipment Barn (00:15:08)

5. Wash, pack, and CSA room (00:21:59)

6. Inflated Tunnel (00:27:39)

7. Background of Mighty Food Farm (00:28:57)

8. What makes this area feel like home? (00:46:07)

9. Market Shifts (00:48:44)

10. Employee retention (00:50:31)

11. Future Outlook (00:55:03)

12. Changed for sustainability (00:59:49)

13. Do as much as you can every day (01:02:21)

14. Inspiration and mentors (01:11:13)

15. What's in Your Pocket? (01:15:31)

16. Successful Farming (01:19:02)

17. Advice to your younger self. (01:21:27)

18. What does sustainable ag mean to you? (01:22:16)

19. Balancing the horse vs. the tractor (01:26:29)

20. When have you felt challenged farming? (01:30:57)