On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Jillian Byers. Jillian along with her family own and operate Blue Ridge Farms located in Blue Ridge, Alberta approximately 1.5 hours northwest of Edmonton, Alberta. They started their operation in 2011 with 7 heifers, a dog and two cats and now are raising 400 head of cattle, pasture raised poultry, and free range pastured pork. Jillian sold their farm goods at a number of farmers markets and in 2019 made the leap into starting their own farm store. Today she shares with us her journey through Agriculture and how they grew their family business.  For full show notes including links in today's show, head on over to WildRoseFarmer.com https://wildrosefarmer.com/115 Get Patron-Only Extended Content & Bonus Episodes | Listen Here Support my work on Patreon | Learn More Patreon Executive Producer | Sarah R. | Happiness by The Acre Editing | Max Hofer | MixBär Studio Shop our Show Sponsors | Here Before You Buy The Mic | Podcast Coaching | Learn More Positively Farming Media | a hub for creators in the food & agriculture space | Learn More

Opening a Farm Store with Jillian Byers

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Victoria Lee. Basil Ranch has been providing fresh herbs and produce to restaurants and grocers since 1996. Victoria took over the reigns in 2015 and saw an opportunity to grow the produce we were providing using hydroponics as a solution to food security in our northern climate. Their indoor hydroponic farm ran year round in the heart of Inglewood, providing fresh greens and mushrooms to local restaurants and grocers. Basil Ranch's goal was to contribute to the city's food security by using low tech, highly sustainable hydroponic food systems. In November of 2023, Victoria decided to scale back to the things that are near and dear to her heart and closed down the hydroponic farm to focus on the edible flower farm located in the heart of Highfield, on a City of Calgary Urban Farm Project.  For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/198  . . . DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK: 04:50 - Vicki’s Journey into Agriculture 06:05 - Transitioning to Hydroponics and the Challenges 15:08 - Regulatory Challenges for Urban Farmers 17:56 - Scaling Back and Moving to Edible Flowers 24:22 - Advice for Making Changes to an Agriculture Business  36:27 - Vicki’s Most Rewarding Part of Growing From Her Community . . . This week's episode is brought to you by Patreon 
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Opening a Farm Store with Jillian Byers

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