Pasture-Raised Podcast Luke Groce

For the past decade, two families have settled on a rolling 120 acre property in Henry County, KY under the name “Valley Spirit Farm”. Together the the Fiechters and Monroes have partnered in the care of the land, and the building of a business that sustains their way of life.
In this conversation we discuss their unique partnership, the ways they’ve integrated their pork and beef with mushrooms and vegetables, plus marketing, business structure, and much more.
 
Valley Spirit Farm
Valley Spirit Farm
Instagram.com/valleyspiritfarm
Facebook.com/valleyspiritfarm
 
My links
info@grocefamilyfarm.com
Grocefamilyfarm.com
Instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm
Pasture-Raised Podcast (libsyn.com)
 

Ginger shields of Pastured Life Farm joined me to discuss her extensive knowledge and experience in farm marketing.
 
Ginger's Links:
pasturedlifefarm.com
Pastured Life Farm (facebook.com)
instagram.com/pasturedlifefarms
APPPA.org
My Links:
grocefamilyfarm.com
info@grocefamilyfarm
instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm

When done thoughtfully, farms can provide a great context for raising kids; especially when education is seen as life-long, and as wide as the real world around us. Dave and Ginger rely on their children to run their successful farm business with them. And they rely on their farm to provide the context for learning about the world around them: how to work and learn, or at least to fan the flames of the curiosity we are all born with.
This episode is part one of two from a great interview I did with Ginger. Look for Episode 22 to see our discussion on farm marketing.
Ginger's Links:
pasturedlifefarm.com
(2) Pastured Life Farm | Facebook
Pastured Life (@pasturedlifefarms) • Instagram photos and videos
APPPA.org
My Links:
grocefamilyfarm.com
info@grocefamilyfarm
instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm

I talked to Joelle Wood about her path towards guiding her farm as she took on a lot in 2020, feeding her community and seizing on great opportunities to grow her farm; all while holding to her aspirational values. 
https://www.theoldfashionedfarmstead.com/
The Old Fashioned Farmstead (@theoldfashionedfarmstead) • Instagram photos and videos
My Links:
info@grocefamilyfarm.com
grocefamilyfarm.com
instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm

Cliff Davis spent much of his adult life, and became known across the region as a permaculture educator, helping people learn how to apply ecological literacy and system thinking to their footprint on the land. But in this episode we talk about his new act: farming and breeding pigs, and selling food to his community in central Tennessee. This episode explores much of this transition, as well as going deep into Cliff's business, hog genetics, and the application of his principles to his livelihood on his particular piece of land.
pigandleaf.com
facebook.com/PigandLeafFarm
farmer@pigandleaf.com
I'm Luke Groce, a pasture-based farmer in southern Indiana. For more about me, see the following links:
grocefamilyfarm.com
info@grocefamilyfarm.com
instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm
facebook.com/grocefamilyfarm
 

After Jesse sharing about their business and sales models on episode 17, Matthew joins the conversation to share more about the ins and outs of their operation; but especially hiring and managing employees, and navigating USDA inspected slaughter and processing with both poultry and mammals. They are doing a lot, and quite impressively so. See the links below to learn more about them.
https://marblecitymeats.com/
https://marblecreekfarmstead.com/
https://www.facebook.com/marblecreekfarmstead
The Pasture Raised Podcast is produced by Luke Groce of Groce Family Farm. To learn more about me, my farm, or to connect, see the links below:
grocefamilyfarm.com
info@grocefamilyfarm.com
instagram.com/grocefamilyfarm
facebook.com/grocefamilyfarm