How to become a startup farmer

We often hear in the media that young people are leaving the farm in favour of other career paths. But what we don’t hear about are those in the city who feel the need to get their hands dirty and create a business growing food. In this episode we’ll hear about the challenges they’ve faced and the rewards they’ve gained. In this episode we hear from Lizzie Buscaino, Piccollo Farm - https://www.piccolofarm.com.au/ Shannon Kelly, Full Circle Farm - https://fullcirclefarm.com.au/ Joel Orchard, Young farmers Connect - https://www.youngfarmersconnect.com/ Olivier Sofo, Living Earth Farm - https://livingearthfarm.com.au/ Sam Marwood, Cultivate Farms - hhttps://www.cultivatefarms.com/ Manu Prigioni, Farm It Forward - https://www.farmitforward.com.au/ Other links to things covered in this episode Australian Market Gardening Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMGSG/ Field of Farmers by Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm - http://www.polyfacefarms.com/product/fields-of-farmers/ Farmer Incubator - https://farmerincubator.org/ ABS statistics - Farmer average age https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Lookup/7121.0Main+Features12017-18?OpenDocument Credits This podcast has been produced by the Grow Love Project with support from Greater Sydney Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

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