Defining No-Till | Jesse Frost - Rough Draft Farmstead

There are some that would argue the decision to become a farmer starts with alcohol, for our guest today, it started with Wine, but not the way you may be thinking.
Jesse Frost, from Rough Draft Farmstead, is joining us today to talk about how he started farming, the transition from urban to rural life, journalism, the No-Till Market Garden Podcast and much more.
Shownotes:


Instead of scaling up or down, improving your market garden may be a
matter of scaling inward
Jesse’s interest in agriculture began with working with biodynamic
wines and learning about the principles behind their production
While learning about Biodynamic wine production, he came across The
One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoaka
The first on-farm experience started when Jesse started working as an
intern at Bug-Tussle Farm, where he met his wife, Hannah
When you focus what you’re interested in it can be easier to find
someone to be with, even though you’re eliminating more people
Jesse was from New York City and Hannah from Chicago, there was an
adjustment, but they found it was extraordinarily rewarding
If he was to do it over again, Jesse would probably have waited
longer to start his farm, building up his overall farming skill set
first
A farm can be an ideological expression, but it’s also a business
Even though it may not look creative, there’s also a creative element
to running a business when you approach it from that angle
No-Till gardening is simply put not disturbing the soil as much as
possible
On a technical level, there are many ways of being “No-Till”
Jesse started the No-Till Market Garden Podcast to fill a gap in the
information space
Certifications can be useful, but not all necessary
Organic Certification can answer questions in advance that customers
may need to ask


Connect with Jesse:
https://www.notillgrowers.com
https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftfarmstead/
https://www.instagram.com/notillgrowers/
https://twitter.com/RoughDraftJesse
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhu5JoRWPgEGDoUFfQHTPQ