Jeff Poppen, a Midwestern farm boy, helped develop an organic farm and Tennessee homestead in the mid-1970s, and ten years later began applying biodynamic principals and making the preparations to do so. His livelihood comes primarily from vegetable and cattle grown on the 250-acre Long Hungry Creek Farm, where cows, compost, and community keep the…

The theme for this year’s summit (2023) ~ Cultivating Cooperation a few panels to participate in: Starting a cooperative business in Tennessee Lunchtime keynote panel, Dec 2nd, moderated by the co-director of Southeast Center for Cooperative Development. Building a Seed Commons Keynote panel Friday, Dec. 1st – Building a Seed Commons from an Indigenous Peoples…

As we enter into the holiday’s here are some ideas on ways to reduce your footprint while still being festive and merry!

Jeremy Lekich was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee by two hippy parents who fostered a sense of reverence in him for the more-than-human world. In 2010, Jeremy founded Nashville Foodscapes and in 2021, transitioned the company to a worker-owned cooperative. In 2014, Jeremy co-founded Compost Nashville. Jeremy’s journey as an entrepreneur and forest lover…

Natalie Ashker Seevers from Tennessee Local Food joins me in the ecogal studio to talk about food, grown locally. Why it’s important to support local farmers, how one can access food directly by joining a community supported Agriculture (CSA) and how to go about finding the right fit for you.