Episode Details
Back to Episodes
Pooh Sprague - Edgewater Farm: EP16
Episode 16
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
Description
Today’s episode comes to you from Plainfield, New Hampshire where we visit with Pooh Sprague of Edgewater Farm. This episode is a bit of a ramble as a 50 year career in farming is expected to be! That being said in this episode Pooh Shares:
- How he got started in the early 70’s
- Selling bedding plants
- Labor challenges
- 100 acres, over 30 high tunnels, 7 H2A
- Tracking water usage
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule
- Climate Change
- Resilience
- Soil stewardship
- Farm transition
- Knowing your market
- Not being organic
- Strawberries
- No-Till and cover crops
Visit the website to see photos/videos from the visit: https://thefarmersshare.com
Follow the show on Facebook and Instagram: @thefarmersshare
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thefarmersshare