NTMG// Adapting to Farming in a Pandemic w/ Elliot Seldner of Fair Share Farm
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And onto our conversation with…
A real, and real tough—albeit necessary—conversation with Elliot Seldner of Fair Share Farm. Yes, we talk about the coronavirus: the nature of the pandemic, how it has changed our farms for the year (maybe for good), and what steps he’s taking to retool his business so he can feed his community. Fair Share Farm relied heavily upon supplying small-scale whole-sale salad greens to chefs and have converted their business, literally overnight, to a box scheme. We also talk about how the pandemic has changed some of their other plans for the farm for the year, but how he is moving ahead with their focus on improving their soil with no-till and cover cropping strategies. We’re very appreciative for this conversation, we hope you will be, too.
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