In Her Boots Presents: Breaking Ground

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In Her Boots presents: Breaking Ground a two-part audio story from Marbleseed that follows a journey for farmland financing with farmers Dria Price and Halima Salazar and their diversified farming operation, Justevia Teas. Alongside farming food system advocates, Breaking Ground uncovers the barriers and solutions that can help get new and beginning farmers on the land. Marbleseed is a Midwest organic farming resource org. This podcast was made possible by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation & Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program.

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Trailer: Breaking Ground

Listen to the trailer for In Her Boots Presents: Breaking Ground, a two-part audio story from Marbleseed that follows a journey for farmland financing with farmers Dria Price and Halima Salazar and their diversified farming operation, Justevia Teas.

Aug 08, 2023•38 sec

Episode 1: Just Starting Out

It’s a Farm Bill year, which means there’s an opportunity to change agricultural policy in the United States and the way it helps—or hurts—farmers. Right now, policies reward and finance agriculture that produce singular crops or livestock at an industrial scale, often to the detriment of communities, animal welfare, and the planet. So, what happens when farmers want to do things differently? In this episode, we’ll get to know farmers Dria Price and Halima Salazar and their diversified farm busi...

Aug 07, 2023•20 min

Episode 2: Financing the Farm

Dria and Halima start seeking farmland financing with traditional agriculture lenders and the outcomes are not what they expected. We’ll also hear how some grassroots organizations are helping beginning farmers to navigate these systems and innovative ideas on how farmland financing can be approached in a more supportive and community-minded way. People featured in this episode: Dria Price & Halima Salazar, Justevia Teas and Gimbia’s Kitchen Jan Joannides, Executive Director & Co-Founder...

Aug 07, 2023•20 min

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