Ep. 84 – Localism and Community with Geoffrey Long from Long Story Farms

Geoffrey Long from Long Story Farms joins me to discuss raising pigs, and selling pork at the farmer’s market – even being known as “the Sausage Man”.

His food forest and lessons learned running chickens tractors through his food forest and the resulting effect on weed succession.
The challenges as a small meat producer at the farmer’s market.
Building local community.

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The bonus episode with Cyprian where he explains the small banking collapse and why it can be a risk for your crypto – even if you have it in a custodial wallet. Plus – what is a Cargo Cult?
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