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008 - Starting a Pastured Poultry Business. The Story of a First Time Farmer with Paul Greive.
008 - Starting a Pastured Poultry Business. The Story of a First Time Farmer with Paul Greive.
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Paul Greive of Primal Pastures joins me to talk about being a grass farming entrepreneur. He talks about how the thought of Primal Pastures went from an idea to a reality one weekend while sitting around with his in-laws. This small step was the catalyst that helped develop Primal Pastures into a thriving beyond-sustainable meat business. Today they are continuing to grow the farm, their community, and the soil, but this isn't without its challenges. Paul discusses these challenges, and successes that he encounters on a daily basis as new farmer entrepreneur. He stresses the importance of connecting with your customer via Social Media, the advantages to starting out in the pastured poultry business, and the big advantages of leasing land over purchasing it.
Episode Takeaways:
-Don't undervalue and underestimate the value of connecting with your customers.-Stop focusing on the why it won't work, and go out and actually do something.-You can establish a profitable sustainable agriculture business with a small amount of land and a small amount of initial seed capital. -Learn as you go and learn from your mistakes.-Take advantage of direct marketing.Sell product and take payment online and deliver to drop points.-Looking into leasing land instead of buying it. It is much cheaper, so it it opens up a lot of land that was previously unattainable. Provide utility to the land owner.
Visit www.permaculturevoices.com/8 for show notes.
Episode Takeaways:
-Don't undervalue and underestimate the value of connecting with your customers.-Stop focusing on the why it won't work, and go out and actually do something.-You can establish a profitable sustainable agriculture business with a small amount of land and a small amount of initial seed capital. -Learn as you go and learn from your mistakes.-Take advantage of direct marketing.Sell product and take payment online and deliver to drop points.-Looking into leasing land instead of buying it. It is much cheaper, so it it opens up a lot of land that was previously unattainable. Provide utility to the land owner.
Visit www.permaculturevoices.com/8 for show notes.
Released:
Aug 23, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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