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Paul Underhill is a partner in Terra Firma Farm, where he manages crop production on 220 acres in the southern Sacramento Valley. Terra Firma Farm raises certified organic vegetables year-round, as well as fruit and nuts, which they sell through a 1200-member CSA in Sacramento, Davis, and San Francisco, as well as through retailers, wholesalers, and restaurant accounts.
Paul gives us a look into operating at scale, including the logistics of a thousand-member CSA. We also get a peek at the equipment he's found useful at this scale, including a relatively inexpensive GPS system, multiple-bed equipment, and low-tech harvest tools.
Terra Firma Farm has been around since the 1980s, and Paul tells us about the many changes to California's food and agriculture scene, and the impact those have had on Terra Firma's employment practices, equipment-acquisition opportunities, CSA program, and food safety practices. Paul also shares the story of how he became a partner at Terra Firma Farm, and how they make their partnership work.
The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.
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Paul Underhill is a partner in Terra Firma Farm, where he manages crop production on 220 acres in the southern Sacramento Valley. Terra Firma Farm raises certified organic vegetables year-round, as well as fruit and nuts, which they sell through a 1200-member CSA in Sacramento, Davis, and San Francisco, as well as through retailers, wholesalers, and restaurant accounts.
Paul gives us a look into operating at scale, including the logistics of a thousand-member CSA. We also get a peek at the equipment he's found useful at this scale, including a relatively inexpensive GPS system, multiple-bed equipment, and low-tech harvest tools.
Terra Firma Farm has been around since the 1980s, and Paul tells us about the many changes to California's food and agriculture scene, and the impact those have had on Terra Firma's employment practices, equipment-acquisition opportunities, CSA program, and food safety practices. Paul also shares the story of how he became a partner at Terra Firma Farm, and how they make their partnership work.
The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

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