Hey everyone, it's Alex, and I'm beyond excited to bring you all a very interesting conversation with Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organic Farm. Brian is one of my favorite farmers in the state of Michigan and I got the privilege to spend a day with him and his crew, learning how they grow food efficiently year-round. In this episode, we dive deep into the philosophy of farm growth, Spring plant sales, experiments in no-till, and investing in the most valuable asset of a farm. Surprise? It's their employees.

~ Alex Ball, Old City Acres

Mentioned in the show...

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Morgan Compost Dairy Doo

The Bear Creek Look Book

Weed the Soil, Not the Crop by Eric & Anne Nordell of Beech Grove Farm

Folks who make the show possible...

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Certified Naturally Grown grassroots, peer-to-peer, holistic certification.

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