Brandon meets some interesting people on the way to Dallas for out Texas meet up and Invitational Master Mind. Working on the business with your network, asking for help, and mutually pushing each other builds a stronger farm and stronger agricultural industry. Here are a few insights going into a big weekend. www.bootstrapfarmer.com

Rick Wells, founder, and Megan Neubauer of The Seed Project Foundation assists sustainable agriculture projects through project grants, farm crisis relief, and educational assistance. 

By cultivating a phenomenal community dedicated to sustainable agriculture and assistance to their community, The Seed Project Foundation is a shining example of how non-profit organizations can impact a community. 

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The next Farm to Table Symposium is February 25th. For tickets click here. 

Added value products from your farm are born in commercial kitchens. Nick and Brandon have both owned and operated multiple commercial kitchens and share their thoughts as well as options they have seen for turning your harvest into a higher value earner. 

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Building up a strong network means watching people over the long term. When you need to bring people into your organization you can cherry pick the very best people. In this episode, we introduce Piper Klee of Urban Dirt Company in McKinney, Texas as she comes on board to assist with Bootstrap Farmer projects.

Kathryn Rodgers of Vivacious Dish returns to Bootstrap Farmer Radio to catch up on collaborative farm events, shared kitchens, and her upcoming added value product launch of Energy Chocolate Truffles. 
Catch up with us at our co-hosted San Diego Meetup Feb. 25th at Polite Provisions during the Intentents Business Conference.

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In this episode, Brandon introduces the concept of Farm Fusion as we look at blending the farmer-chef concept with worldly flavors. 

In this interview with Nathan Farner of Restorative Farm talks about his life as a consultant then moving into small scale farming. Along the way, his past business process skills allowed for the right pivots to better fit his markets and lifestyle. 

Nick & Brandon examine the growth opportunities by examining the lifestyles, preferences, shopping habits, tech adoption, and relationships people have when making their food buying decisions. 

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Let's take a look at your strengths, weaknesses, and assets and how you can evaluate and plug that into a market from a farm that is designed for a fulfilling lifestyle while serving your community how they want to be served. 

We are starting a new series that looks at the steps needed to go from 9-5 grind to systematically find your way onto the farm you can't get out of your head. These new sessions will also be applicable to revamping your existing farm as we all chip into the idea and implementation hat.