In this episode, Margo Hale, director of NCAT's Southeast Regional Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, interviews Lauren Stine, a beginning farmer in Northwest Arkansas. Lauren shares how she went from being a lawyer in California to raising goats in Arkansas. She talks about the keys to her success, obstacles she has faced, and the resources that have helped her. Lauren also explains the ways she is educating others about pastured-based livestock production.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Margo Hale directly at [email protected].

Related ATTRA Resources:
ATTRA Farm Start-Up resources
ATTRA Internship Database
Farm Business Start-Up Checksheet
Getting Started in Farming Tutorial
Using Social Media to Grow Your Farm Business video
Using Facebook to Grow Your Farm Business video
Using Instagram to Grow Your Farm Business video

Other Resources
Lauren Stine's farm on Instagram
Ozark Pasture Beef website
"Are You Truly Ready to Buy a Farm?" article
"Beginning Farmers Identify Three Barriers" article
Sacred Cow website
Southern SAWG Conference—Raising, Finishing and Marketing Pasture-Raised Meat Short Course

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