Boosting farm income by adding herbs to your crop plan
Join Meeting House Farm and Growing For Market for this Informative Podcast
In this farmer-to-farmer podcast, Emily Springer, founder of Meeting House Farm and Meeting House Collaborative, sits down with Andrew Mefferd, editor of Growing for Market magazine, to discuss:
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Why herbs make sense for diversified farms
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The economic opportunity for herb growers
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The easiest herbs to start with and how much land you actually need
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What's required in drying and post-harvest processing
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How to price and sell dried herbs
- Practical growing tips
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Why Listen to This Podcast?
If you're a vegetable or flower farmer wondering how to diversify your income without adding more land or dramatically changing your operation, this conversation will show you a practical path forward.
If you're already growing some herbs but struggling to find profitable sales channels or scale your production, you'll hear how other farmers are solving these exact challenges.
If you're curious about regenerative farming and want to grow crops that help build soil instead of depleting it, Emily shares how herbs fit into that vision.
Join this farmer-to-farmer conversation about what works, what doesn't, and what the opportunity looks like for small-scale herb growers in the United States.
About the Speakers
Emily Springer is the founder of Meeting House Farm, a MOFGA-certified organic and biodynamic herb farm in Scarborough, Maine, and Meeting House Collaborative, a network of 50+ small farms growing and selling high-quality herbs across the United States through the Collaborative’s online marketplace.
Andrew Mefferd is the editor of Growing for Market magazine and host of the Growing for Market podcast - the leading resource for vegetable and flower market farmers for over 35 years.