Season 2 · Episode 10
Stuart McMillan
Dan Aberhart speaks with Stuart McMillan of Legend Organic Farms on growth, innovation, and change in one of the world's oldest industries.
May 18, 20201h 19m
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Show Notes
In this Episode, Dan and Stuart chat about:
- The quest to determine determine if the benefits of organic is actual science or ill informed consumer interest.
- How environmentally friendly is Organic?
- The Three stereotypes about organic farmers
- The Future of Organic Farming, what will farming look like in 3 years?
- The research behind polycrops and beneficial predatory insects
- The lifecycle of an organic farm. Can you produce conventional and organic during
- different seasons?
- What can conventional farmers learn from the organic industry?
- What happens if everyone went organic? The Economics from producer to consumer
- Essential Service and food waste in COVID-19, hunger, and price gouging
- Why Motley Crue put a requirement for Brown M&M’s in their event riders
Referenced Articles
- https://www.producer.com/2018/03/balanced-nutrients-help-soil-microbes/
- https://www.kamsacktimes.com/news/world-s-largest-independent-organic-food-brand-purchases-5-000-acres-of-land-near-kamsack-1.23155084
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