What do you get when you cross a farmer, a baker, an educator, and a cooperative visionary? You get Dan Rivera of Triple Green Jade Farm, a transformative force in the Champlain Valley of the Adirondacks, where loaves rise, soil sings, and rural dreams ferment into something real. Join us for a warm and hearty conversation with Dan, the wood-fired wizard behind one of the Adirondack region’s most soulful farms. 

We get into:

• How two city folks fell for a scrappy farmstead in Willsboro
• The art (and science) of baking the perfect sourdough
• Why starting a farm co-op might be the most inventive (and rewarding) thing you can do in 2025

If you’ve ever dreamed of quitting your day job to raise chickens and craft the crustiest loaf east of the Mississippi, this one’s for you.

Dan and his wife Kimmy transformed a dormant farmstead into a beacon of rural creativity—and now, they’re inviting others into the fold by launching a cooperative model built for the long haul.

Learn more about Dan and Kimmy at Triple Green Jade Farm's website. Also mentioned in this podcast

• New American Stone Mills
• Full and By Farm in Essex
• Cedar Hollow Farm
• Cooperative Development Institute
• Adirondack Hay and Organic Grains
• Five-Day Bread Intensive with Master Baker Carl Shavitz
• Ward Lumber
• Cooperative Development Institute
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County
• Pace Food Law Center
• Adirondack Community Housing Trust
• Trigo in Westport
• Sugar House Creamery Dutch Knuckle Cheese
• Westport, NY
• Saranac Lake Farmers' Market
• Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game
• The Saranac Chain of Lakes
• Oseetah Lake

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You can read more about Triple Green Jade Farm on our website.

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