On the first episode of Illuminate Your Plate, I chat with Maryland farmer Emma Jagoz of Moon Valley Farm, who has had to change her business model to respond to the changing environment caused by this pandemic. I speak with Emma about why she became a farmer, why it's important to support local farms and how she's been able to shift her business from mostly serving restaurants through the winter and spring, to connecting with more consumers through her CSA program. Emma talks to us about her hashtag Local is the New Normal and why it's better to wait for the best produce of the season than eat the poor quality stuff traveling thousands of miles.