The Urban Exodus Podcast
By Urban Exodus, hosted by Alissa Hessler
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Episodes: 70
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We are in the midst of a Great Awakening. In this uncertain world, people are changing course and getting back to their roots. This movement is happening all over the world. This is the Urban Exodus.
Urban Exodus shares honest and inspiring stories of life transitions and transformations. It offers wisdom and practical advice for country dreamers, rural folk, and urban-dwellers alike, who want to feel more connected to the natural world and the purpose and choices in their lives.
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E70: Live to Learn, Learn to Live: A world explorer plants roots on his ancestral homelands, and hand builds an eco village where he teaches people how to shift towards more earth centric living | Joshua Kwaku Asiedu in Ghana
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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E69: Academics leave city life to build a regenerative sheep farm and eco retreat in the Australian bush | Lousie + David Glut of HighField Farm and Woodland in Australia
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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E68: Decentralized Life: A hip London restaurant manager leaves city life to hand build a homestead in Belize with her family | Asli Mohamed
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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E67: Fungi Future: A Boston couple’s road to recovery and Covid leap of faith leads to mushroom farming in rural Vermont | John Deloge + Lizzie Devane of Slipstream Farm in Newfane, VT
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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E66: A tech entrepreneur’s climate and Covid motivated move from San Francisco to her husband’s home state of Maine allows for time to reflect, reconnect and start a new chapter rooted in purpose | Grace Chen in ME
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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E65: An astrocartographer taps into the wisdom of the cosmos, trading New York City for a slower paced, digital nomad life in rural France | Helena Woods in rural France
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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E64: Wanderland Wonder: A tech exec finds healing in nature & builds a place where people can reconnect with the wild | Jonathan Weston of @wanderlandusa in Rising Fawn, GA
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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E63: A scientist’s backyard growing journey blossoms into a mission to advocate for greater food security through home & community gardens | Ashlie Thomas of The Mocha Gardener in NC
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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E62: A Modern Shepherd: A Queer musician and textile artist leaves academia for agriculture | Diana Anastasio in CA
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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E61: Twin sisters of @busyhomebodies homestead in a city apartment during Covid & manifest their self-sufficiency dreams | Mary + Magdalene of Busy Homebodies
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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E60: A writer leaves the tech world for a small island in the Puget Sound and creates rewilding retreats to reconnect with nature | Hillarie Maddox of Black Girl Country Living in Puget Sound, WA
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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E59: Susana Zaldivar of @Home.Coop.Garden reflects on her healing journey homesteading in her in-laws backyard | Susie Hernandez Zaldivar
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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E58: A Sydney-based creative couple's journey into ranching and climate activism in New Zealand | Nicola Harvey & Pat Ledden of Slow Stream Farm in Aotearoa, New Zealand
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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E57: Community, Music & Art: A professional musician and artist relocate to Woodstock with their two young kids to have more space to create and grow | KT & Marco Benevento in Woodstock, NY
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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E56: Rural Schools Matter: The community and economic impact of public schools in rural communities | Mara Tieken, author & educator in ME
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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E55: Van Life: A poet and power plant operator's nomadic shift fosters joy, creativity and community | Renaldo Holmes of HolmesFindsFreedom
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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E54: Finding Paradise: A journalist and her family's Covid motivated move from Toronto to rural Costa Rica provides a shift in perspective and better quality of life | Mallika Viegas in Costa Rica
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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E53: Dirt Road Revival: A young politician works to rebuild rural politics by tackling polarization through conversation | Maine Senator Chloe Maxmin
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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E52: A NYC fashion/art icon returns to her home country of St. Lucia to farm, create and build a life on her own terms | Shala Monroque in St. Lucia
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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E51: Three Years in a Tent: A digital strategist & her family slow build a homestead on a remote Canadian island | Rachel Segal, Cortes Island, BC
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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E50: Be the Change: From healthcare to farming, a food activist is born | Ivy Walls in Houston, TX
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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E49: Hometown revival: She left the LA ad world to help her rural hometown community thrive | Melissa Hughes in Western NY
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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E48: Ancestral Homecoming: From corporate life in NYC to traditional living in rural Honduras | Luisa Batiz in Honduras
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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E47: Seeds, Sacrifice, and Service: A veteran's journey to healing through the soil | Jon Jackson of Comfort Farms in rural GA
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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E46: A teacher raises $200k for a school garden to reconnect kids with nature & alleviate food insecurity | Sonya Harris of Bullock Garden Project in NJ
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May 27, 2022 |
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E45: A photographer leaves Boston academia and builds a successful art career from the wilds of Maine | Cig Harvey in Midcoast, ME
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May 20, 2022 |
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E44: A professional musician leaves Seattle after two decades on the road & builds a new chapter farming and making art in rural New Mexico | Cory Murchy in CO
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May 13, 2022 |
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E43: Bacon and Blooms: A farm advocate and environmentalist leaves the Bay Area to reconnect with her ancestral farming roots | Molly Nakahara in Grass Valley, CA
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May 06, 2022 |
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E42: A writer and professional outdoorsman renovates an old church in rural Arkansas, building a safe space for all hunters | Jonathan Wilkins of Black Duck Revival in Arkansas
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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E41: A way forward: the paradigm shift of returning the self to nature, and undoing our collective narcissism to heal our planet | Jeanine Canty, PhD in CA
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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E40: Reconnecting with a lost love and a surprise pregnancy inspires a move to the French countryside | Franchesca Hernandez in France
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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E39: A food sovereignty activist & self-trained chef leaves NYC and returns to her Native community to help build a digital platform to re-indiginize our diets | Mariah Gladstone of Indigikitchen in Northern MT
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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E38: A corporate lawyer leaves Singapore and moves to Bali for a creative, slower & happier life | Jean Voronkova in Bali, Indonesia
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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E37: A self-trained chef and serial entrepreneur builds an international line of clean-label, locally sourced sauces & rubs in Georgia | Walter Brooks Jr. of Brooksmade Gourmet in GA
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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E36: An artist, mother of three, and former music marketing executive, leaves Los Angeles and builds an international natural crayon and candle business in rural Spain | Clara Infante of Copito in Garraf, Spain
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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E35: A 22-year-old entrepreneur builds a thriving zero waste food delivery business in rural Canada | Celeste Lopreiato of Conscious Kitchen in West Grey, Ontario
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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E34: New farmers build a biodynamic oasis on Virginia's Eastern coastline, surrounded by conventional growers | Natalie McGill of Perennial Roots Farm in Accomac, VA
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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E33: A mother and vintage clothing purveyor leaves the city to build a better life for her two daughters on the autism spectrum | Molly Leary of Squash Blossom Vintage in CA
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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E32: Salvation in the soil, a widowed mother builds a farm-based business in rural Georgia with her daughters and mother | Margo Candelario of Young Female Farmers in GA
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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E31: A queer, trans farmer cultivating joy and greater diversity in agriculture | Bo Dennis of Dandy Ram Farm in Monroe, Maine
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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E30: A film journalist's Covid move inspires a new chapter and a place to call home | Alicia Malone, TCM Host in ME
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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E29: A professional adventurer realizes his vision of a community homestead in the North Maine Woods | Daniel White @theblackalachian in ME
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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E28: A contemporary embroidery artist builds a thriving creative business and life outside of the city | Sarah K. Benning in Keene, NH
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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E27: A Lieutenant firefighter relocates to the country to build a regenerative farm in Western Oregon | David Barron in Western Oregon
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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E26: Sweet homecomings: A queer entrepreneur returns to their family farm to mend ties, preserve & grow | V Smiley in New Haven, VT
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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E25: Finding purpose and peace: A single mom's fresh start in the Texas countryside | Hana Oh, LMSW in Central, TX
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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E24: From scratch: A chef and former farmer escapes an abusive relationship and builds a food business and supportive place to call home | Melissa Rebholz of Midge’s Kitchen in Wheeling, WV
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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E23: A generational farmer's collaborative approach to rural entrepreneurship, agritourism and land stewardship | Christopher Joe owner of Connecting with Birds and Nature Tours in Newbern, AL
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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E22: An early career move out of the city for a healthier pace of life | Documentary film festival producer and writer Simone Leon
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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E21: Called to serve, a young politician advocates for her community | Councilwoman Safiya Khalid in Lewiston, Maine
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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E20: An artist, environmentalist and herbalist's intuition leads to a more intentional life | Alyson Morgan of Earth Star Herbals in Viroqua, WI
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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E19: Farmer and activist promoting local, ethical & seasonal eating | Helena Sylvester of Happy Acre Farm & Harvest Queen in Sunol, CA
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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E18: A family legacy of farming and farm activism | Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm, Real Farmer Care and the Winter Growers Podcast
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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E17: New homesteader reevaluates success, valuing happiness over salary | Jonna Lagunas of J & L Coop in Pine Island, MN
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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E16: A family hatchery working towards zero waste & a better future | Franchesca Duval of Alchemist Farm in Sebastopol, CA
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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E15: Finding alternative solutions for urban oppression | Matthew Ross of Blackhaven Ranch in Monroe County, MO
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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E14: An artist and farmer follows her bliss to a hard but rewarding life | Sara Buscaglia of Farm and Folk in La Plata County, CO
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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E13: Forging a rural career in sustainable textile design & education | Christi Johnson of Mixed Color & Stitch Wish in Sullivan County, NY
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May 28, 2021 |
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E12: The healing power of plants, a woman find calm and purpose reconnecting with the soil | Katrina Harvey owner of Soul Botanical Farms in Mulberry, FL
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May 21, 2021 |
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E11: Food justice activists build their first grocery store in a food desert in rural Louisiana | Bing Turner, MPH of Bernice's Community Market & Heritage Farmers Market in Cotton Valley, LA
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May 14, 2021 |
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E10: Rural advocacy, entrepreneurship and speaking up for what you believe in | Sherri Powell of Yours Rurally in Callicoon, NY
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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E9: From humble off-grid beginnings to inspiring a no-till movement | Hannah Crabtree & Jesse Frost of No-Till Growers and Rough Draft Farmstead in Lawrenceburg, KY
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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E8: A modern homesteader revives a 200-year-old farm with her partner | Kirsten Lie-Nielsen of Hostile Valley Living in Liberty, ME
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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E7: An ethical farm-based skincare company built out of necessity | James Ray of Little Seed Farm in Lebanon, TN
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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E6: A poet of the people reconnects to the natural world and finds a place to call home | Inaugural poet and writer Richard Blanco in Bethel, ME
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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E5: Cancer's wake-up call inspired a path to homesteading | Jason & Lorraine Contreras of Sow the Land in rural NC
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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E4: Returning to former city career roots to build a viable farm-based business | Bailey Hale & Thomas McCurdy of Ardelia Farm in Irasburg, VT
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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E2: Creatives and hoteliers crafting a life and livelihood in the desert | Sara & Rich Combs of JTH in Joshua Tree, CA |
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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E3: Fine dining to the fields, a journey from Chez Panisse to farming | Stephen Carter of Scribe Winery in Sonoma, CA |
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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E1: Silicon Valley small business entrepreneur builds a ranch business from scratch | Mary Heffernan of Five Mary's Farms in Fort Jones, CA
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Nov 28, 2020 |